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Table of Contents

Challengers Round Games .. .. .. . .. 348 Chess Club Directory .. ....... .. ... 352 Chess Quiz ...... . . ..... . , . .. .... . 332 F inis h ing Touch .. ... ... ... . ... .. . 330 Game of the Month •. . ..• ... ...... 328 Games from Recent Events ..... ... 336 Junior W orld Championship . ...... 328 Larsen-Iv kov Matc h ... .. .. .. .... . . 349 Matches toward

World Championship .... . ... 333 On t he Cover ... .... .. . ... ... .. ... 324 Postal Chess .. ... . . ... ... .. ....... 342 Solitaire Chess ... .. . . . .. . . ... ..... 329 Spotlight on Open ings .. . ... .. .... . 350 T ahl-Portisch Match .. . . .... .. 333, 34S The U A Wand Ch ess .. ... . ... . .. 327 World of Chess .. .••. ... ...... .... 323

EXECUTIVE EDITOR Jack Straley Battell

CONTRIBUTING E DITORS A. B. :Slsg-uier, J . W . Collins.

T. A. Dunst, Dr . M. Euwe, Hans Kmoch. \V. Korn and Dr. P . Trifunovlch.

CORRESPONDENTS

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INTERNATIONAL Smysloy Vindiccded

Last yCllr, Vassily Smyslo\< and Wolf· gang Uhlmann lied for ri r~t in the th ird Capablanca Mcmoriaiat Havana, and the former World Champion seemtd hack on the road "0 success. Th is ycar, however, he lost 10 Ycfim Geller in their match in the Challengers Round and was rather decish'el y elimina ted from the chance to meet World Champion Tigran Pelrasyan.

In the fourth Ca pablanca :vrcmorial. Vasseil)' came back to win, despite losses in his rCllUled 51 rength. the endgame, 10 both Robert J. Fi ~cher 'll nd Borislav Iv"ov.

' and conSlanl pressure from Yerim Geller. He led by half II point at the end.

For I .. kov, the tou rnament was a fia sco. He won from Fischer and took the le'ad almost to the end. Needing but a draw to secure a shure of first prize, he blund· ered in '(I winnin g pos it ion against Carci-a in the ntxt to the last round, then lost in the last to Robatsch to drop below Smyslov.

Geller, a PI)urently playing an unchar· acterist ically sa fe style-he did not lose II game ( nor did his countryman Khol. mov) - -cume up into close contention only tow!H"d t he end, after he beat Fisch. cr. But hi s fini sh was II. t ie for second, third 'and fourth with Fischer and Ivkov.

Kholm ov's ]ussless score and win over Fischer earned him II clear fifth.

VoI.33,No.11 NOVEMBER 1965

Gell e r (left) defeated Smyslov ( right) in t heir recent Challengers Match, but the former World Champion has come rig ht back to take first, ahead of Fi scher, Geller

and Ivkov, in the fourth Capab lan ca Memorial held In Havana, Cuba.

Fischer's retu rn to active tournument

play was widely heralded ; a nd his fin al

tie for second, despite three losse!, was

semi.d isappoint ing, yet cred itable. Freed

from the grin d of long hours over the

t eletype (see stories, page 259, Septem.

ber, and 292, October) , he mi a:ht well

have done much better. At that, he just

missed first by a half point.

Cuba has striven by invit ing the top

talents 10 make Ihe Ca l)ablanea Memorial

a leadi ng event, with some success. In

the first, 1962, Miguel Najdorf scored a notable victory. Viktor Korchnoy won

('and Geller l ieri fo r second) in 1963.

And, as sla ted ubove, Smyslov and Uhl·

m'ann tied for fi rs t last year.

The table below gives full details .

Fourth Capablanca Memorial Tournament, Havana, Cuba 1965 PLAVERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1$ 17 18 19 20 2122 Tota l W D L P lace

, L~hmann, He inz We. t Germany • , 0 j 0 , j j 0 0 j 0 j , j 0 0 • j j j 0 8 ·13 , "

, 17 . 18 • , Ciocaltea, Victor Roumania 0 • j j , j ! I j j j 0 , , 0 j 0 0 j 0 j j II . 12 , "

, " , Trlngov, Ghcorghiu Bulgaria , j • j , j I 0 I , 0 0 j , I 0 I , I 0 I 0 10 . 11 ,

" • 13·14 , Parma, Bruno Vugo. lavi a j I j • j j j , 0 j , j j , 0 j j • • • I • 11 · 10 , "

, " • • • • , Garcia. Gilberta Cuba , 0 0 j • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 , 0 I 0 0 , 0 4 . 17 , ,

" 21·22 , Robahch, Kilrl Austria 0 j j j , • , I j j 0 I j I , , j , 0 j , 0 111·9} , "

, ,. , , Pachman , Ludek Czechoslovakia j I j j , 0 • I • , I j I , j j j , , I , I 13 • 8 , "

, , • , Jimenez, El lanr Cuba I I , 0 , I I , 0 I j , I j j 0 I j 0 0 I I 91 · 11 1 , "

, " , Geller , Veflm Sovict Union , I I , , j I , , , j j ! I j I , , • I , , 15 • '6 ,

" 0 2·3·4 • " Doda, Zbyg nev Poland , I 0 j , I 0 I 0 , j 0 0 0 , 0 0 , I • I 0 8 . 13 , , , 17 . 18 • " PietZlch , Wolfgang East Germany j j , 0 , , I I I I • 0 j j 0 I • , 0 I , 0 10J .I O~ ,

" , 11 • 12 •

" Smyslov, "a u lly Soviet Union , , , j , I j 0 • , , , , , , 0 , , , I , 0 IS!. 51 " , , '" •

" O'Kelly, Alber lc Belgium I 0 I I , ! I I • , j 0 , j I 0 I j 0 I , j 10 • 11 , "

, 13 · 14 • ~ Wade, Robert o . England 0 0 0 0 , I 0 I • , I 0 j • 0 0 0 I I I , I 71.1 31 , , ,

" •

" Szabo, Lanlo Hunllary I , j , , 0 I I • 0 , 0 j , , j I , 0 • 0 0 101 · 101 , , , 11·12 • •

" Ivkov, e orl slav VUlioslavla , j , j 0 0 I , I , I , , , j • , , , 0 , , 15 • 6 " , , 2·3. 4

" eilek, Istvan Hunllary , , I j , j I I 0 , j 0 j , j 0 , , 0 I , 0 I I}. 91 , , , s· ,

" Cobo, Eldi. Cuba 0 , 0 I j 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 j I 0 0 0 , I 0 , 0 5 ·16 , • " " ~ Donner, Johllnne. Netherlands j j j j , , 0 , I j , 0 , j , 0 , j , • , 0 12}. 8) , , , , • !:i Kholmov, Ralml r Soviet Union I , , j , I j , • • j j I j j , j , • • , , loll· 61 ,

" 0 • • • • Pe~z, Francisco Cuba I j I j 0 0 0 I 0 • 0 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 .. . 17 ,

" H 21·22 • " Fischer, Roben J. United Sta tu , j , j , , j I 0 , , , j • , 0 , , , 0 , • 15 • 6 "

, , 2·3·4 •

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ON THE COVER

Golden Knights Champion Doe Raymond E . A. Doe has won the 11th

annual Golden Knights Postal Chess Championship,

He began play in this tournament ill 1957, winning all six games in the Pre. liminary Round, all six in the Semi.fInals and all sIx in the Finals. Then he had to compete in a three_way play_off match with two othel'S who had achieved pel'feel scores, also: Lionel B. Joyner of Montreal. fOl'mer Canadian Champion and formel' Golden Knights Champion, and Dane Smith of ~Iillneapolis, .. linn.

His o])ponents in the Prelims were: A. W. Cartel' of Hitzvllle and Monte Crippen of Walla Walla, Washington. and these Cal!fornians: George A. Cooley of Pomona, Mrs. Joan M. Johnston of San Jose, John Y. QUayle of Long Beach and Thomas J. Voelkel of Avalon.

In the Semi_fina ls. he turned back: Californians Cooley, Robert E. Glen of Van Nul'S lind Robm1; M. Womack of Fresno a.nd John n. Lelivelt of Fort Mon_ mouth. New Jersey, Jack D. Moore of Robstown, Texas a.nd Gordon F. Morey of Indiana.polls, Indiana.

In the Finals, he prevailed over Frank. K . Brown of Moorestown, New Jel'sey, Hall Carl" of Somerset, Massachusetts. Michael Gottesman of New Haven, Con_ necticut, Richard L. Melton of New York, Dr. Frauk C. Ruys of Woodside, Cali_ fornia, and PaUl R. Taylor of San Fran_ cisco, CalifornIa.

At 1814, he stands tied for fourth highest In Chess Revi ew Postal Chess ratings. And he began postal play In 1946 in the 2d Annual Championship. He, prevIously, scored 17% of ilie pos_ sible 18 points in the 10th Annual Cham_ pionship. He a ls o plays in the Corre_ spondence Chess League of America, ranking second in its ratings for awhile. And he repl-esents Canada in the inter_ n;ttiona.i correspondence Wor'ld Team Championship.

Ray hails from Calgary, Alber ta, Cana_ da, and is a Chief Steward with Cana_ dian Pacific Hotels. He was born in Winnipeg in 1914, enjoys table tennis and coin collecting.

He learned chess as a student in 'Vin_ nipeg in 1934, won the Provincial Cham_ pionshIps of SaskatchQwan and Alberta, and city titles in Regina and Calgary.

For his postal games, see page 346.

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Donner Dominates The main event of the IBJ\-[ Interna·

·tiona l Congress, held in Amsterdam, HoI· lan(l, saw J. H. Donner of Holland in first place with 6%.2% , followed by B. Parm:l of Yugoslavia, 6.3, and L. Szabo of Hun. gary, 5%.3112-

Close Win for Soviets In the Stndents' World Team Cham·

pionship, the Soviet Union squeaked {hrough to a 21·11 success in match points, hotly pursned by IS!'ael, 22-10. The lauer had the sa tisfaction of saddling the Russians wilh their only dcfeat. Den· mark placed third with 18-14.

Scotland Scores At Glasgow, Scotland, the Glomey Cup

jun ior team tournament was won for the first time by the Scottish entry, Game sc() res: Scotland, 13-5: England, 12-6; Wales, 7%.10%; Ireland, 3:y2-14%.

Russians Trounce YU90slavs A team represen ting the Soviet Union

won handily over t he Yugoslavs with a 38·22 showing,

UNITED STATES In Puerto Rico

The United St at es Open, played for the first time in P uerto Hieo, was won jointly by Pal Benko and William Lom­bardy, each 10·2. They dh'ided first and second prizes amounting to $1,600, TIle next three prizes, totalin g $750, were shared by Bern'ard Zuckerman, Rohert Byrne and Duncan Snules, tach 9·3. Scores of 8%.3% were turned in by E. Formanek, A. Hoffmann, W. Hook, E. W. Marchand, E. Mednis and Canadians Z. Vranesic and L. Witt. In the Women's Division, top honors were divided hy Mrs. Mary Bain and Mrs. Kathryn S1a lel". Of the 163 players attending the event, 50 represented Pucrt o Hico. A tragic dis . sonancc occurred when E. Forry Laucks, a pal1icipallt in Ihe tourney, suddenly col­lapsed and died. Well known ·as a chess

patron and enthusiast, Laucks founded the Log Gabin Ch ess Club in New J erscy,

rornled teams which he took 'OIl lrips to

all sor ts of countries and by nearly every

mode of travel , staged u s trong United

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States Invitat ional Cha mpionship und in general played the role of open.handed lind imaginative chess promO'ter.

REGIONAL AND INTERSTATE

Bingo for Benko P al Benko fulfilled all expectat ions

when he captured the Rocky Mountain Open in P hoen ix, Arizona, with 'a clear fi rst of 5Yz·Yz. Scores of 5·1 were made by Peter K. Cook, J ack L. Gibson and Hector Fabela, who fi nished seeond, th ird and fo ul·th respectively on tiebreaks. There were 78 entrants.

New England Note In the New England Open, held in

Massachusetts, H. Lym an topped a fi eld of 120 with a clea r first of 6·1. J ohn Cu rd o, A. Fcldheim and Harlow B. Daly followed with 5%·1% each.

Smith Takes Another T he Southwest Open was won by the

Dallas master, Kenneth R. Smith, with a 6-1 score. Tallies of 5Yz·n:2 Wefe made by David Lees, Will iam A. Bills, Robert Brieger, J ohn Bob Payne and Eric Bone. Seventy.nine players part ic ipated.

Win by Kador The Hal1ford Amateur Open in Con·

neeticut, rest ricted to players below ex· pert rating, d rew 58 contestants hail ing from palts as widely separated as upsta te l'I'faine and the ba nks o[ the Missouri. Julius Kador and Sleven Morrison each scored 6%-%, with Kador gett ing the nod for fi rst on a ~lender Solkoff margin.

Many the Hearts Ken Will iamson of Huntsville won the

Heart 0 ' Dixie Open when he mustered enough tie·hreak points to resolve his 5·1 deadlock with J ohn Hurt in Huntsville, Alabama. Dale Ruth, 4Yz. l%, was th ird.

LOCAL EVENTS

Ohio. At the Cleveland Chess Center, Joe Kavalee conquered with 12-3, just ahead of David Hopkins and P aul Szilagyi, each lP/z·31/z.

Pennsylvania. In a field of twenty.four competitors, Joseph Shaffe r took the cham pionship of Philadelphia's historic Franklin Mercantile Chess Club with a score of 5%.17'2' On e full poin t behind ""as Myron Zelitch, wh ile Alben Quindry and Dr. Max Cohen wound up in a stand· off for third and fourth wi th 4·3 each.

In the Pittsburgh Chess Club Open , comprising a fi eld of 18 players, Ronald Standley prevailed with a sco re of 6J!z· I% in the preliminaries and 3%·% in the finals. Ad am Bert (6·2 'and 3·1) was sec· ond and Herb Barry (6%.Ph and 2%.1%) was thi rd.

CHE~S REV IEW. NOVEM 8ER, 1965

Wisconsin. A new publication, Knight Life, has made its aIlpearanee as Central Wisconsin's one and only chess organ. I t is issued by the Antigo Chess Association.

CANADA FJ"Om the latest Official Rating List of

'lhe Chess Federation of Canad a we call Ihe following data on leading players :

Four masters (2300 or better) are : D. A. Yanofsky (Winnipeg, Manitoba), 2508; F. R. Anderson (Toronto, Onlario)' 2389; Z. Vnlllesie (Weston, OnL ), 2363 ; 1.. Joyner (Edmonton, Albe rta ), 2345.

There are thirteen players in the ex pert group (2100·2299), incl uding the Ameri· can pl'ayer J . McCormick of Seattle, W'ash., whose raling is given as 2198. The other twelve expClts a re ; Duncan Sutt les (Vancouver, Brit ish Columbia), 2288; E. Macskasy (Vancouver, B.C. ) , 2263; L. Witt (.Mont real, Qu ebec ), 2256; H. Yan. ofsky (Win nipeg, Man.), 2192; A. Kalo· tay (Brockville, Ont.) , 2180 ; D. Grim· shaw (Toronto, Ont.) 2178; I. Theodoro· vich (Toronto, OnL) , 2178; G. F uster (Toronto, OnL ) , 21 53; l\f. M. Sohulman (Winnipeg, Man .), 2132; J . M. V. Patty (Downsview, On!. ), 2130 ; P . Vaitonis (Hami lton, Oll\.), 2124 ; R. Kerr (Powell River, B. C.), 2118.

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A playoff of a quadru ple tie for fi rst in the City of Adelaide Championship elimina ted two contenders but left the other two, D. Hester and D. Rudd, st ill deadlocked . They became co.cham pions in the absence of any fu rther playoff .

England Middlesex crushed Gloucestersbire by

13%·5% in the fi nal of the En glish Coun· ties Cham pionship. One game was left for adjudicat ion.

Finland Westeri nen, 10%·2%, is the new na·

tion al eh,ampion. Kanko, 10·3, 1)laeed second. Reported as finishing in last place was Eero Book, a noted anal yst, opening theoreti cran and once considered Finland's strongest pl ayer.

Greenland At t he J1hule Air Basc, a tournament

for fhe cham pionship of that di.tant American out post was won by Tim 1\loore, 5·0. Chuck Singleton, 4·1, was Tun nerup and clear second.

Hungary Ist ~'a Jl Bilek won the Hungarian t itle,

one point in fr ont of Delys, Honfi and FOI·intos.

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Ireland The Irish cham pionship was won by

.M. littleton, 6th·I¥:? Tied for second and t hird were D. Deiseach and H. MeGrillen, 5¥:?2lj2 each.

Poland In the Polish title tourney, W. Balcerow·

ski placed first, half a point better than Doda.

Scotland A t riple tie for fi rst was recorded in

the Scottish championship when Dr. J . M. Aitken , R. W. M. Baxter and P. M. Jamieson each scored 5%.11/2,

South Africa P itt Kroon won the nation'Sl t itle with

a t-ally of 10% ·2%, followed by Brian Donnelly, 10·3. At twenty, Kroon is the youngest title holder to date.

Sweden Zandor Nilsson became champion of

Sweden by winning a play.off match against Martin Johansson. After the firs t four games, which were all hard.fought d raws, the t it le was to be decided by the first win. Hostili ties were brought to an abrupt conclusion when Nilsson broke through in the very next game.

Switzerland In the Swiss tid e event, i\larcus and

Wah her tied for fi rst with 7% .1 % each.

TOURNAMENT CALENDAR (Concluded fro m page 321)

See also note to Th e UA Wand Chess, bottom oj pace 327.

U. S. Intercolle9iate Championship December 26 through December 30

8 Rd SS Tmt for both individuals and teams at new Campus Center Bld g, Ford· ham University, New York ci ty: open to all full ·lime undergraduale 'and graduate students under 27 : EF S6 per pla yer and USCF dues fo r player and (or team: in. d ividual prizes are t rophies and (\<arious te rm) USCF memberships fo r h t , 2d & 3d , 'lOp A, B, C & Unrated & brilliancy prize; team prizes, trophy and merchan· dize certificates (USCr) , lst $100, 2d $50 & 3d $25, additional prizes to be an­nounced: accommodation lit Fordham, $8 per night: register by 6 PM, Dec. 26: EFs and inquiries to James Anton, c/o Chess .club, Box 518, Campus Center, Fordham University, Bronx, New York lO45S.

W isconsin _ Novembe r 25 to 28 North Cenlral Open at Plankinton

House, 609 North Plankin ton Av., Mil· waukee, Wisconsin: 7 RD SS Tmt (Town. send·New Haven pairings, lst 4 Rd), 45 moves/ 2 hours, no adjudications: SS $1500 fund gual'anteed, $300 ]st, $200

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2nd, 1100 3d & meril S$ at 25 per point over 412 points; t rophies to top A, B, C, j unior and woman & top 0 or Unrated: EF 113 (junio~ SIO) EFs &- inquiries to Miss Poorle Mann, 121S Railway Ex· change Bldg., Milwaukee. Wisc. 53202.

Arizona _ November 26 to 28 Arilonn Open at Adult Center, 1101

West Washington St., P hoenix, Arizona: 5 Rd SS Tmt, 45 movesJ 2 hours: registe r by 7 PM, Nov. 26: EF S7: SS trophies and $50, 125 & $15 to lst to 3d & tro­phies to top A, B, C, D, Unrated, Junior (under 20) and WOlllan: top Arizona pl'ayer becomes chall enger fo r state title match: inquiries to Jimmy Aden, 7249 East Coron-ado Rd. Scousd'ale, Ariz. 85257.

South Caroli l'la _ Nouember 26 to 28

South Carolina (closed ) Championship at Foster School or the Dmnce, 4600 Tren· hold Rd., Columbia, South Carolina, open only ~o 5t'a le residents 'and students or milirary 'personnel in stale: 5 Rd S5 Tmt: register by 7:30 PM , Nov. 26; 1st Rd, Nov 26: EF 89 ($5 to USCF dues) : t rophy prizes; inquiries to Prof. L. L. Fogter, 4600 Trenholm Rd., C-olum'bia, South Carolina.

Georgia - Novembe r 26 to 28

Peach State Open at Massey Junior College, 181 Peachtree NE, Atlanta, Geor· g ia: 6 Rd SS Tmt, 40 moves/ 2% hours: registe r by 11 AM, Nov. 26: EF 87.SO & USCF dues: $$ 1st gua ranteed SI00 & t rophy, others per EFs, t rophies to 2d, 3d & top A, B, C, unrated and woman : inqui ries to l ohn C. Warner, 4266 Eng. lish Oak Drive, Apt. U.4, Doraville, Geor· gia 30040.

Tenl'leasee - November 26 to 28 Sixlh Anaual MidSouLh Open at Hotel

Clarid ge, Jlrlemphis, Tennessee: 6 Rd SS Tm!, 4{l moves/ 2 hou rs: register by 1 PM:

EF (plus USCF dues) $S open divisio", $6 omaleur diu (1799 rating or less), $6 reserve diu (1599 or less) : S$ 100, 50 & 25 in open div. trophies to 1st in ama· leur & reserve div, books 2d & 3d: in· quiries Lo F. Gamer, 5550 Pa rk Ave· nue, Memphis, Tennessee 38117.

Connecticut - November 27 to 28 2d USCF Futurity, restricted to those

who never won a USer·rated tourney, at YMCA, 315 Pearl St., Hartford, Conn. 5 Rd SS Tmt, 45 moves/ I %: hours: EF $6 ($5 if rcvd by Nov. 20 ) &. USCF dues: t rophie$ to lst and to top A, B, C: starts noon: EFs and inquiries to F. Townsend, 10 Bermuda Rd., Wethersfield, Conn. 06109.

Texas - Novem ber 27 to 28 Texas Candidates & Tum Open, 2 5

Rd 5S Tmts a t Commodore Perry Hotel , Austin, Texas: Candidaus EF $7, top 4-qualify for slate championship; Open EF $5: $$ and trophies per EFs: inquiries

to Dr. A. Gutierrez, 7712 Lazy Lane, Austin, Texas 78757.

Virgi nia _ November 27 to 28 Richmond Open aL Wm. Byrd Motor

Hotel , 2700 W. Br0'8d St., Richmond, Virginia: 5 Rd SS Tmt, 50 moves/ 2 hOllrS, 3 Rd Nov. 27: regis ter by 9 AM ,

EST: $S guaranteed $60 1st, 840 2d: EF !6 (under 18, S4) & USCF dues: in· quiries to Jesse Burke, nOI Hamplon St. Richmond, Vi rgin ia.

New Mexico _ December 4 to 5

1965 New Mexico Open. at East Cenlral Branch, Albuquerque Natl. Bank, Wash· ington & Central NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico: 5 Rd SS Tmt, 45 movesJ2 hOUr! ( lst Rd 40/ 1%): EF s.s (junior in HS or lower, 52.SO) & USCF dues: trophies for l SI, 2d, 3d, lst j unior; medals to 1st, 2d Class B, Unrated & Upset & woman if 3 or more in: state title to highest resident : send inquiries to Don Wilsoll , 724 Was-hington NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Florida _ Decembe r 17 to 19

South FlQrida Open at diLido Hotel, Lincoln Rd, Coll ins Av., Miami Beach, Florida: 5 Rd 55 Tmt, in 3 divisions: Open EF $7 ($4 for under 21) & USCF & FCA dues : Amateur EF $5 (juniors 83) & USCF & r CA dues, restricted to below 1900 rating: Reserve EFS3 (juniors S2) & FCA dues, for below 1600: $S Trophif:~,

cash, books, etc. 1st in Open gets 50% of SI fund: inquiries to Duke Chinn, 442 Central Blvd., Miami, Florida 33144.

New York _ December 27 to 30

New York City Dept. oj Parks Junior Opel~ at Brooklyn War :Memorial, Recrea· tion Cen ter, Cadman Plaza, }'u lton &­Orange Streets, Brooklyn, New York: register laLest IO AM, Dec. 27: USC f' · raud Section for under 16 and lower than 1800 rating: no EF: 30 moves/I hour: l!Ophies, books & CC memberships as pri:1:es: send entries with name, address ~j date of bir th to W. Goichberg, 450 Prospect A,·., Mt. Vernon. New York 10553: Non·roted Section for under 18 except if rated 1800 or higher: no EF: trophies, books, USCF membership as prizes: send name, address & date of birth IQ Director of Recreation, Arsenal Bld g .. 64th St. & 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10021.

New York - Jal'lua ry 28 to 30

Fiflt Brooklyn Open at Central YMCA , 55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, New Yo!'k , next to Atlantic Av. subway stop: 6 Bd SS Tmt, 50 moves/ 2 hours: EF $10 (512 if recvd after Jan 21); juniors $6 (or late $8) & USCF dues: register by 8 PM.

Jan. 28: SS lst $ ISO, 2d $100, 3d $50 & t ropllies to these anr/ to top expert, A. B. C, D, unrdted, j unior and woman: EFs & inquiries to U. S. Chess Federation, 80 E. 11 Street, New York, N. Y.

CHESS REVIEW, NOVEMBER, 1965

THE UAW and CHESS

. .. ~ .

Scene in the U A W p layi ng room

AS one who has been an actlve volunteer on the local chess scene, I have on occasion g iven classes In the fundamentals of chess for the United Auto 'Yorkers. r am not a union rnBmher because of my employment; I happen to be an Insurance claims repre­sentative.

The reasOn I first approached the UAW to introduce them to chess Is because I feel that the people who make up the UAW are interested in every facet of lite for the betterment of man, b<l it economic. political. educational . social or recreational. Those of us interested In organized chess on the local scene this y ear have Invited the UA'V to co-sponsor the 7th Annual Motor City Open Chess Tournament (Kovember 26, 27 a nd 28) here in Detroit.·

The UA\V has accepted our invitation. Along with this, I (elt a timely interview with the UAW would perhaps tell the read. ers of Chess Review how this large organ­ization feels aoout recreation ot this nature.

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I've seen people break the ice of an entire evening of boring non-acquaintance and plunge into the most serious 'and friend ly discussion just because one hap. pened to say something about a queen gambiting.

They weren't gossiping, I learned. And 11'01'0', as the Midwest's leading non_

chess player, I find that the UA W, and more partieularly the UA W Recreation Department, is to host what I understand could be the second largest tournament in this hemisphere!

Actually, there lire quite a few c11esS players right here in Solidarity House, our lntemational Union headquarters building. Every Tuesday noon you'll find the Solid'arity House Chess Dub playing on the sixth floor of our building. I am also aware that 'a number of our 1,300,000 members throughout the United States

"Spot me 11 ROOk-loser does the dishes."

and CalJ'ada are 'ardent chess players and fans, We readily welcome and accept the opportunity to co·sponsor the Seven th An­nual Motor City Open. We view this 'as another opportunity to bring to the at­tention of our membership a fine leisure· time 'activity in which they and their fami lies can participate.

The UA W recognizes that recreation skills, attitudes and sound recreation pro· grams must be developed if leisure llOUrs are to be spent in 'an interesting ,and meaningful mann er. Responsibility for their development rests with the tolal oommunity - the home, tllll school, public and voluntary agencies on a looal, state and national level. We have made and wilJ continue to m'ake a sinoere 'and con· tinuous effort to work with agencies and groups conoerned with fulfilling this reo sponsibility. President Walter P. Reuther in ,addressing t'he 19th Constitutional Con_ vention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in March, 1964, brought this purpose into a shm'per focus whcn he said: "'\Ve have to develop :l, strategy to ge t the mOSt om of lei sure ... . . allr first need is to broaden and deepen our conception of what leisure or living time me"ns ... It means get ti ng t he mO$( Out of the time you have, not only by !lo ing things 'you always " 'anted to do' - but di scovering a. lot ot things you had ne \' e1' heard of or thought of hefore, deve loping new interests Or skills, )'enc hing" Out in nC\\" d irections, and, in the process, r e1lli~jng more of you r o:wn individ_ ual potential . . U's 11 question or gettlng out of the rtll of old habits and old attitudes , It's a question of waking up to neW possibilities."

The co-sponsorship of this Tournament affords an excellent opportunity for some to enjoy doin g the things they know how to do, To others it will open the door to a challenging, interesting and thoughtful pastime.

I 'am quite confident that this will be the fi rst opportunity for most of the con­testants 10 visit our International Head­quarters. We feel that our auditorium will afford the kind of atmosphere that will bring out the best moves in eaeh of the contestants. There are ample parking facilit ies on our ground, and for those staying at the Tournament Headquarters Hotel, the Whittier, it's a two· block stroll from our building. Many of the contest­ants will find time before, between or after their matches to explore Detroit. They will find that Detroit offers a wide variety of 'activities aRd entertainment to serve all tastes, budgets and interests.

On behalf of the International Union, UA W, I ·am pleased to extend a cordial invit'ation to ,ail cbess players in the United States and Canada to attend the Seventlt Motor City Open Chess Tourna­ment at our International Headquarters, Solidarity House, 8000 E, J efferson Ave· nue, Detroit, Michigan.*

* TOURNAMENT CALENDAR fa ns plMse note, We seem not to have r eceived the regular Item for inclusion in our column. -Ed.

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An outstandi ng rec ent game, anno t.ted by a f o rme r W o rld Champ io n ,

JUNIOR WORLD

by DR. MAX EUWE

A successful step by the FI DE "'liS its esta blishment - of the J un ior World Cha mpionshi p. When we survey the winners of the contests so far held, we find a very concl usive l ist of players of lofty inter· nati onal reputntiol1: Ivkov, Spassky, Panno, Lom­bardy, Pa rm a a nd Gheol'ghiu,*

No wond er then tha t these bien nial tOllrnaments a re a lways a nticipa ted with g reat interest : the J unior Champion of today ma y be the World Cha mpion of the near fu ture.

In August, the eighth junio r totl l'l1ament took place in Barcelona . The competition \I'a s too la rge to be run o ff in a single tourna ment : twenty-eight par­ti cipa nt s, T wo groups of five and three groups of six were set up, each to provide two final ists. The ten thu s qua lifi ed then settled th eir r ivalry in the Fina ls, Bojan Kurajicha of Yu goslavia won. In the prel imina ry round, he swept his four games and took five in the Fina ls. He then took ma tters more quietly <lIld seem ed his t itle with th ree dra ws. He could then even a ffo rd lo lose hi s last ga me.

K uraJlcha Is not yet \\'e ll known, not even In h is Oll'n coun try where his name is seld om found on the imllOl'tant lOur. namen t li sts, We m ust expect to hear more of him fl'om noll' on,

The standing In tbe Finals lI'a8 K UI"R.

jicha, Y\lsoslavla , 6 lh ·2%; Hartoch, H oI. land, and T u kma ko\', USSR. 6.3 ; Zwa lg, Norwa y, 5. 4 ; Hue bncr, West Germ a n)" Blelma n, Israel, and Schoonebe rg, EaSl Germa ny, 4 % .B~; Jo' arago, HUnga r )" ,1.5; Brons te in , A I'gen t! na , 3%.6%; and tlnal. Iy P adros, S pain , Yr.8 IA,

llobert G. Har toch took second a n e l' a.ppllca tion of t he So nnebonJ.Be l'ger lie. b re ak ing s),steOl , He is a high ~chool st udent, 18 years old with hobbies: ch ess, fi ~h l ng an d soccer , National j Im lor ch am pion, be has re presentcd Holland In severnl team matches , is on o or the best r a pid tl'anslt players in the Nether. lands and Is n d readed opponent In simultaneous exhibitions, Bot vinn!k , who Is a specialist In clocked si muUaneousell, los t to him in ~uch an event.

The Russian I1Wl'esenta l ive Vlad im h' Tukmako\' almost m issed t ile l;'ina ls, He

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l ied for second with the Bri tish player Keene a nd, since the S,· B, sy~lem gave no decision, nor th ell· mutual gam e nor Ihel l' to ta l w lns, a coin toss had to de_ cide, TukmakOl' was fo rtulln te and, In Ihe I-'inals, sh owed his better s ide, pla y. Ing enterpr ising ch e~s and closing nea l' t he winner.

T he follo wing game Is con~ ldered the best ot t he t our nament.

SIC I LI AN DEFEN SE B, KlI r a j ic h a R, Vugoslavia West

W h ite 1 P _ K 4

2 N- K B3 3 P_Q4

P-QB4 P- KN 3

p,p

4 Nx P 5 N- QB3 6 B- K3 7 B- QB4

Hellbne r Ger ma ny

Black B-N 2

N-QB3 N_ B3 , . , .

7 . . . , Q_ R4

Here the re is a well knoll' n t ra p : 7 , , 0 - 0 8 B- :\'3. N- QR4!? 9 P- K5,

:\- ]( 1 10 BxPt followed by 11 N- I\6.

t :: c heck ; t :::: db\. check: I :: dl., ell.

• C,u'loa Bielicki of Argentina. won In 1959 !I ud ",Igo has a worthy re pUUlllon, It'" ... pity Ihe Uniled Sta t es went Unr<l l )r Cscntcd in the 10uru,u""' l}t this year, - Ed,

8 0-0 9 B_N3

10 P_K R3

0 - 0 P-Q3 , , , ,

Sllassky- Gu l'ge nldze (Moscow 1960) ran: 11) i'- U3, D- Q2 11 Q-K1, Q R- D1 12 R- Q l , KH- Ql with equal chance s, In this gam e, Wh ite's deploym ent appenl's more aggress h' e, 10 • , • • 8-Q2 11 P-84 Q R- Ql

Else, Wh ile's I, ing prise.

13 , , , , 14 Q_ K ,

m ack pa r ries th e and 16 D- N6,

15 Q- R4 16 P_N4

12 N_B3 13 P-R3

P_QN4 , . , ,

Pa wn becomes '" P- QR3

Q- B2

th l'eat or 15 Q-B2

Q-N 1 P-QR4

He re Is the classic motif : Klag.s lde attack ag a inst Quecn.side attack, T he for mer is II s uali r more dangerous; t he lallc r more In!\ t lng.

17 P_B S Px P

D1:lck's CII. ll llII'C Is fo rced beca use of t he t h l'ea t of 18 PxP, Pd ' 19 N- :\'5 fol , lowed possibly by HxK

18 KPx P P-RS

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19 B-R2 20 N- Q5

P-N5 P_N6

This is a diabolical squeeze. Blad, has at least eliminated one of the most dangerous attacking piecef;.

21 8-R6! • •

And th is is a very sharp continuation. Black cannot lake the Kin g Bishop and llve : 21 . . . PxB 22 Q- ><5, N- J<1 23 BxB, NxI3 24 P- B6! PxP 25 NxPt , K - Hl 26 Q-R6 etc.

21... BxB 22 NxN t 23 QxB

This is still the losing m ove. Ins tead, Black can start a nell' fight by 23 ... Q- R2t 2·1 K - R2, N- Q5 ! the oUlcome of which is st ill open.

SOllie I)Os sibjlities are: 1) 25 P-:'>i5? Nx KBP; 2) 25 N- N5. PxN 26 P- B6. N -1-::3 and 27 QR- K l , 8-N~! 28 It- D5 [01" 28 P- 84 . PxB]. K-Ill lind Black ha~ nothing to fear;

or 27 PxP. Q- K6 28 8-Nl [or 28 QR- K1? Q- Q7t 29 K- Nl, 8 - 03], Q-K7t 29 K- Nl, Q-K6t Draw; 3) 25 PxP. and 25 ... PxP'? 26 N- N5, PxN 27 P - B6, N-K3 28 B- Nl, and White win s ; or 25 .. . NxNt 26 HxN. Q- Q5 27 QR- KBl, QxPt 28 R/I - 02, Q- K1t 29 R- B-l, R- Bl 30 P - N5? R - n7!

From t hese varia tions. it appeal'S thnt W hite can secure a draw al. any time. but t he wi n is extremely dnbious.

24 N-N5!

On 2·j . PxN, White ma tes ancr 25 P- B6.

25 PxB 26 K _Rl 27 N x RP

Q- R2t KR-K1

Resigns

A sharp fight in whkh While applied pressure adroitly.

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'TIS BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE The bizarre Tartakover always steered his game into less analyzed

lines. He cOllnted OIl the shock value of surprise. Against Botvinnik (\Vhite) . ho wever, it takes more than surprise to win. Here, at Notting. ham 1936 in a K ing's Indian Defense, th e future world cha mpion takes th e f;oc k out of the shock by some ideas of his own. The game begins with 1 N- KB3, N- KB3 2 P-B4, P- Q3 3 P-Q4, QN- Q2 4 P-KN3, P-K4 5 B-N2.

Cover scoring table at line indicated. Set up position, make Black's next move (exposing table ;ust erwugh to read it). Now guess White's 6th move, then expose it. Score par, jf move agrees; zero, if not. Make move actually given, Black's reply. Then guess White's next, and so all.

COVER WHIT E MOVES IN TABLE BELOW. EXPOSE ONE LINE AT A TIME

White Played

p" Score

60-0 . ... ..... .. .. . . ... 3 7N-B3 ................. 3 SP-K4 ... .. . . .. ... . .... 3 9 P- KR3 (a) .. ... .. ... . 3

106-K3 .. ... ... ... .. .. .. 3 11 R- Bl 12 P-Q5 13 N-Q2 14 P- B4

· . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . · .. ..... .. ..... ..

4 4

· .... . . ... . ..... . 4 . . .... . .. .. . . .... 6

15NPxP ... .... .. .. .... . 2 16BPxP . .. . ... . . ... ... .. 3 17P-B5 ... .. . ..... .. .... 5 18NxP . . . . . . . . . . .... .. . . 5 19N_B4 ... ... .. . .. ..... . 6 20N-Q6 ..... ... ... ... .. . 5 21NxB .. . ...... .. ..... . . 5 22 RxN(d) ... . . . ........ 7 23Q-R5 .. .. ... . . .. . ... .. 3 24N-B5 ... ..... . ... .. . . . 4 25QxP .. .... ... ... .. . .. . 3 26R-Ql ... . . . ... ... ... . . 4 27 Q-N5t . . . .......... . .. 4 2SRxR ... .. .. .... . . . .... 2 29RxR ... .. .... . ... . .... 5 30 Q_N7 . . . .. . . . ........ 4

Black P layed 5 6 7 8 9

10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18. 19 20 21

" 23 24 25 26 27 28

" 30

B-K2 0 - 0 P-B3 Q_ B2 R-K 1 N_ B1 P_KR3 B-Q2 (b) P_KN4 (c) NPxP K _N2

QPxP p,p

Q- B3 N_N3 B-K3 NxN " K,R N-N3 R_KN I

6 ' P QR_Q 1 K-K3 P- B3 N-B5 Resigns

Your Se lect ion for White's move · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ......... ... · . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . · .. ..... ...... . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · .. .. ....... ... . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · .... ... ... .. .. . · .. ........ .. .. . · ... ..... . . . . . . .

Your Score

· . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . ........ · . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . .. .. .... .. .... .. · .. ... .. . .... ... · ...... . · .... .. . · . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . ... ..... ........ .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. . . . . · ..... . . .. ...... .. ...... · ....... .. ... .. . · . . . . . . .

Total Score .. . . ........ 100 You r Percentage . . .. .. . ... .. .... .. .

SCALE: 75- 100-Excellent; 55-74-Sup er ior ; 40-54-Good ; 25-39- Fair

NOTES TO TilE GA~H;

a ) Noll' the Queen Bishop cannot be molested at K3 by . . . N- N5.

qPosi tion after 21 ... NxN

h) Black's set up is that of the Hanham Variation of the Phili{\or Defense. But he must play 12 . . . P-K N4 at onee.

e) The tempo loss noll' af fe cts his position. With the Black Paw n already at KN4, Black oan prevent the Following brcakthrough hy 13

\'-KN3.

d ) Instead of t·aking an Exchunl;c, White gives one to tighten the bind .

t :::: check; t _ double check; ~ dis. chec1,

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By WALTER KORN International Judge for FIDE

SIDE STEPS, BACK STEPS, FRONT STEPS Metaphors and allegories galore have been used in every manner

in explaining the origins and hidden secrets of chessmen, of the chess board, the game and the puzzles of the sixty-four squares.

From van del' Linde 011 to '-I. J. R. Murray and Dr. Davidson, the mysterious oriental pro,renance of our war game has been traced and its development charted. Even in our time, advanced chess-playing technique has a metaphysical counterpart in the elaborate dissertations of the Bulgarian professor Bidev (in FIDE magazine) on the old Indian symbolism of numbers, natural elements and astronomy profoundly reo flected in the ancient const ruction of the game of chess. His only miss­ing link between chess and astronomy is our recently discovered billions of galaxies and quasa rs!

At the turn of the century, we also had our own proponent of "symbolic logic" in Franklin K. Young of Boston. He couched his in­terpretation of chess strategy and tactics in strictly military terms of maneuver and logistics in books puhlished on "Minor Tactics," "Grand Tactics," "Field book of Chess Generalship," "Chess Strategetics" and the like.

Nowadays, we have stripped chess of such formalist ic cloaks. For they are not properly part of its substance hu t merely ingredients common to the framework of any human contest. Correctly to plan and execute a strategy is something wh ich any efficient administrator, organ­izer, politician or sportsman can do. So the superficial analogy with actual war and its conventional terminology does not suffice.

Chess is rather, for all its inherent struggle, an infinite string of simn lated situations, subject to research based on the theory of games and probabilities instead of astronomy or war. Simulated war games may be a means of research on rea l human clashes; and chess might also be subjected to such theories, but it is not subordinate to rules of wa r. Competition in various shapes, aggressive and dynamic, is a frequent aspect of our social setting, and the Western style of chess is one of its manifestations, as Lasker depicted it in hi!! description of chess as a struggle.

Nowadays, too, by the way, this sublimated form of personal combat has a lso been "depersonalized"- like push-button war-by the first eXHmple of nOli-attendant participation in a tOllrnament by teletype. Fischer's part in the Havana Tournament (Capablanca "Memorial) will technically signify a turning point in the mechanics of intemational tour­naments and adds a new dimension to chess.

Yet, it may be lH"eSumed. Franklin K . Young would have had a matching scheme to quote rrom old_fashioned mil!_ tary histOI'y for some of the following examples.

In the August issue, this department presented a setting by Halbel'stadt in which a s lll'prise "back step" initiated victory when a Illausible fOI'ward leap

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toward the enemy would ha\'e failed. The same natlll'a l sort of reflex lIad to be curbed and a quite subtle way to win found in this study from the Rigaer Tageb latt 1894.

(See diagram, top of next cO lumn)1

"Wi thout a sl)ecific from the General that the battle could be won and had to be won at any pI'ice, t he commanding

J. Behti ng

White to move and win l

officer would certainly have caBed the front Jines quite stabilized (quoted quite freely after Young).

The moves K- D5 and K- K5 are out. for Black's King cannot be dIslodged and his Queen Pawn marches on to wIn. So the direct attack : 1 K- K4. P-B·I! 2 K - Q3. K - K 1 3 K -B4. K- B2 seems natural and unequh'ocal, yet is quite ineffectuaL That White nonetheless can win is COll_

ditioned by a peculiar device again bor_ rowed frolll real life, nalnely playing fOI' a t empo.

Gaining some distance so as to be ready to catch and leap, the King marches backwards! 1 K-B3! P-B3! 3 K_K4 K_ K1 2 K-B4! P- B4 4 K-Q5! K-Q2

Or 4. . K- B2 3 K- Q6! P-Q6 4 K-Q7. P- Q7 7 P-K8(Q)t, and White wins. On ·1 ... P-Q6 5 K- K6! t he finish is like that coming up. only q'licker. 5 K_B4 K-K 1 7 K-Q6! P- Q7 6 KxP! P_Q6 8 K-K6

It is mate next move.

Wh!le the preceding win by detach_ ment is unusual enough and likely to be seen only in a construed study. it did also occu r in r eality (in S nnyer V~ .

Castilla in Barcelona 1932 as quoled by Milescu and Staudte).l

(See diagram, top of next page)

The idea is identical with the preced. ing, though with a sl!ghtly different angle. Here. too, the straight approach: 1 K-ll·!, P- Q4 2 K - N5, P-K6 3 K - R6. P- K7 ·1 K-R7. P- K8(Q) 5 P·-N8(Q)t, KxP 6 Q- N6t. K-K2 falls White. 1 K- N3! P-Q3! 4 K_N5! 2 K-N4! P_Q4 5 K-B5 3 K-B4 K- N1 6 K-K6

7 K_K7

K-A2 P- K6 K- Nl

1 For l)eltCl' enjoyment and "nder.~tandjng. tr~' ~o]vjnl:" the problems (irst.- Ed.

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Sunyer-Casti lla

White to move and win

Hel'e again, III terms of t he brillian t mllltaQ' t actician Young, a frontal as. ~au ! t is futHe and only swlh, concealed Imol'emem to Ihe enemy's r eal' brings ~I1I'I)r1se success,

Roumani an Championship 1952 S, Szabo_A lexandrescu

Black to move and draw

Black's K ing seems so far removed from the cri tical area t hat White ca ll win at ieisUI"e: e,g, 1 , , , K-B7 [or 1 , , . K - N7, either Is a straight route] 2 K - K 5, K - D6 [01' , , , K - N6] 3 P - R6, K- N5 [ or , .. K - RS] -I K - D6 etc.

As t he "obvious" moves, howevel', prove to be ob\'\olls losers, Bl ack bits lIpon "squaring the circle." Such a de. scription seems only apPl'oprlnte to the CUL'vatUl'e of ellCit'clem ent and circllm , navigation which sol\'es the almost In , soluble problem ,

1 , , ' • 2 P- R6 3 K-KS

K_K7! K-Q6!

K-BS

4 K- B6 5 K-N7 6 KxP

K-Q4 K-K3 K_B2

Draw by fil l' and w ide cll'cum\·ention. A rel ated feature Is I.he r esult or Black 's Pa.wn by 2 K - K 5, K - Q6! 3 J{-B6, K - K 5 ~ K - N7, K- K 'i 5 K:<o:P, K - B3 also w Ith a draw,

'rhe vel'Y fundamental "Ci rst Con u" o (

the em'eIOI)ment Iwocess was shown first in Deutsche Schachblaetter 1923.

MallY a would,be sol ver looks (01' the mystel'ious flanking move In tIle "cr u. cial " I)ositioll f ollowing the "obviOUS" 1 K - DS, K - B6. But he has m issed, rigbt t the beginning, the perple:<o:ing maneu. e .. which secures equality. K-R8! K_B3 2 K-R7 !

No\\' it III easy to see hOII' W hite's iing pUl'sues Black's dlagonnlly Into the "i"rner, and sh uts It I II : 2 . , . K - K 'I 3 I>.- N 6 etc, to 6 . , , K:<o:P 7 K - DZ,

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F, Sackman ( 1923)

White to move and draw

When one solves problems, he has the clue or the composer's dic tum as to the outcome (White to move and will: 01' White to move and draw). So the l·C. suit Is II. fOl'egone conclusion.' And the su rprise resides in the solution,

In J)l'!l.Ctical play ovel' the boal'U, how , e\'el', I t Is defi nitely far mOI'e dl fri cul t to re(;all 01' to v isualize originally any landmat'ks to indicate an uneXI)ected l"escue hidden In an inescapably deterio. rating siluatlon.

It Is at this point that the experienced jJlarel' watches at every move fOl' a ch;~nce o( escape by seemingly ecceut l'ic means, knowing that by behaving 1101',

mally he might as well resi gn,

Gron ingen 1946 Euwe-Botvi nnik

Wh ite to move and draw'

A Castled Queen? If a I'ccellt l'epOI't is cOITect , David

Bronstein. [he 8m'jet grandmastcr, Ims !; lIggested a change in t he ches;; ]'nle~

which wou ld pel'mit a no\'el k iml of Queenside cast ling- namel y, ellHliug Lhe Qlleen!

Chess. Cigarettes and Suicide Richard D, Leather has sent us a clll)'

ping rl'om the New York World dated l-'ebruary 14, 1906. The item l"ePOI'tS the suicide or one John Gl"iffin, who was found dead wi th a cigarette between his IiIlS, and conCludes wi th this I'emn l'k . able s) ecnlntion:

G'iffh~ lcaS a cOll/irmed cigl/rellc smoker. He was also a fa/latic 011

lite s/tbject Q/ chcss playing. 01111 it is thOllg/tl lltat tile cOlllbillUtio/l too //I llch for !lim,

Com nlen ts MI'. Leathel': "Combilmtions in the good old days Wel1l much mOl'e deadly,"

'I'Ms Is a position in whiCh tI. beginner mIght conti nne shi fti ng wood In a pathetic way. whereas t he sophisticated expert nonchalantly resigns In prefer. ence to mere luecimnic.~1 reflexes like I K-D2, K :<o:P 2 K- )i3 or any other hope. less l ipost. Yel. looking I he eccentrIc, the mlls tet· comes off with fl ying colors. 1 K-Q2! KxP 3 K-Q4 K_NS 2 K-B3! K-B5 4 K_K5 KxP

5 K_B6 Draw It Is Interesting to note that, with

his King 0 11 QRl. Wh ite li kewise draws; but. with It 011 the nea rer (?) KRl , he loses,

Fot' dessert, hel1l Is a ' construction con tai ning two di[ferent m ce tracks, In dIver gent dh'ections.

G, S. F ischer Nell' Statesman, April 5, 1963

White to move and draw'

Th.;.re are quite a few side variations i ll this study, Bill all an swer the samp. reQull1lmen l . So the ma in lines will suffice.

1 K-B2! • • .. 1 . , , . K-Q' , K-Q3 K-N6 2 K-K2 K-KS , K-K4 K.P 3 K-Q2 ! K_B5 • K_BS Draw 'I' rack No, , 1 . . ' . K_Q6 4 P-N3! K- B7 , K_B3 K-Q7 , K-K3 K-N7 3 K_K4 P-N5 • K-Q2 K.P

7 K_B2 Draw

2 r::~ceJ)1 (0 ]' the chunc,", of cookll-.- Ed. 3 With thi s dIctum nnd the IC$l!Ona of the I"'e\' i()u ~ cx nm])lell, i t I .. nOl hnrd._Ed,

/

"They could n' t seem to settle anythI ng on the ch<llsboard."

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MUMBLY CHESS In the following positions, you can toss It (light_

weight!) chip on the board and where it lands. see if that piece or Pawn which it hits wins for you. This is chess by l ots. or nHllllbh' ('hess ; and gl'eat fun it can be (toss the chip blindfolded) if YO Il don' t care abollt improving your game ol'e r_the.boanL J[ YOli do, spot the opponent's weak_ ness and the move to blast it in ten shots for excellent. eight for good and six for fair. So lutions on page 345

3 White to move and win Here Blael{ has sold his

position for It Pawn, prob_ ably by , .. KPxP. It 's no time, as you'll agree, [or Pawn snalehing- (you'll agree when you work out the sequel, we'n~ sure ). But thal's your tas k in order to relate his weakness and your various ways of blast_ ing it .

7 Wh ite to move and win It goes without saying

that, in a <1l1i7. pos ition, the opponent's wealmess is ]Jot a strategical, that is, posi, tional one, White is obvi_ ously weal;:, you can say where, The IJI'Opositioll for yon really is to detail how to take advantage of it. So just l'un 0[[ the winning move and its sequels,

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4 Black to move and win \\'e won't say White's an_

tecedent move was 1 N- QR3: but, with the posi. tion what it i ~, it might as well 'ye been that as aay, \Vell, it is for sure you know the applicable fOl'mula by now. So reci te yOllr piece on \\' eakn e~s Hn e! how you'l'e going to IH'oceed lO utilize it fOl' a win,

8 Black to move and win As you'll probably have

noted alt'eMly, se l'et'a l of this ,'osition arose from a single g:une, You have the fringe benefit of perceiving what the opponent suffers by way or weakness from one position to another, So announce tha,t hel'e, and how thereby,

weakness to profit

1 White to move and w in In Mumbly Chess, Black's

last move: , , ' N-N5 might go almost safely disregarded and have to go so if your chip hit, say, yoU!' Queen Bishop, In rea l chess, his move shows he means to at· tack. Wha.l is Blac k's weak_ ness? Anti. what will prop_ erly exploit that weakness for you?

5 W h ite to move and w in \Yeakness, smeakness, In

th is po~ition, YOIl won't win so much, but it wlll be Quite enough, anti. more than enough fOI ' those of master rating who are supposed to turn a Pawn Into a sure and certain promise of and for the hereafter, Call off the weaknesses and what you can win,

9 Whi t e to move and w in Here's a brand new type

of position for you (that is, we think it's new), It came up recently and has a couple of enteltaining features, So, while you declare mack's weakness and I'un off the Quite numerous, winning variations, we trust you'll enjoy them in good health. Go to it,

2 Black to move and win \Vhlte's last move was 1

P-KR3 which indicates he resent!> YOlll' pieces Cluster. ing around his King and wants to drive s ome off. His purpose is commendable but not well furthered by that mo\'e. What is the fallacy iu the llIove? How do you refute It in the several variants?

6 Black to \Yealmes~,

seems to be

move and win thy llame

Diacl,'s here! With a Knight en prise, not to mention a Knight Pawn, and some troubles from P- B6, you lleed a real weak. nes~ for YOUI" sall' ation, weakness in White's camp, that is, I t's the !'e, of course. So just to proceed 10 name it and the follow up.

10 Black to move and w in We!!, one last crack at

Oll!' what might have been MUmbly Ch ess. There's noth_ ing mumbly about how Blac), wins. In a game, however, YOtll' opponent might con. sider you re~orted to mum_ bo,jumbo! Name White's wealmess what you about it!

an(! announce are goIng to do

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Matches Toward The World Championship The Tahl-Portisch Quarter Finals at Bled 1965

By Dr. PETAR TRIFUNOVICH

One notes a grea t difference between the match of Tahl vs. POI,t isch and Ihal of La rsen vs. Ivkov a l· though both encounte rs ended with the same result and even the same score.

In thi s ma tch, Tah l was the favorite, but Por­tisch a lso had hi s ciwllces according to the opinion of many. Porli sch has had excellent results of late, and his reputation rose especially when he elimi nated Hesh­evsky al the end of the Interzonal Tournament in Am­

sterdam . Adding the filet th at Tah l is hardly the same as he was when he was at the zenith of his strength , the conclusion had to be the chances of the HUllgu ri un Chil lllpion must not be underestim ated.

In this match , the fl r st point fO l' em. phasis is the u'emendous <l Ufel'enee in t he style of the two playel's, That of POl'.

tisch is s t rlctly positional : he Is satls. fied eve n with a mlulmal advan tage and plays under the molto: "Safet y First!" Tah l is the opposite: a tactician of genius who ~eeks for compllcRled ane! tense positions of h igh voltage, H e look s for ch aos and hopes to nl:l.ke OIU of it a world accol'ding with his wish a nd tasle,

The e nconnter of these t WO at the In . terzonal T ournamen t In Amsterdam was Inlicai , Portlsch achieved an el' ldt!'nt a d. I'antage, norma lly good enough for a win agains t any othe r opponent. CUl Ta hl stal'led to t h row t hundel'bolts Into the pos ition. He Jefl men under attack or ac t ively sacri ficed them everywhere. The whole audience was agog! As for Portisch. the endm'lng tension In the position did not c orrespond with his quiet s tyle. Decallse the gaUle conlltnntly required h im 10 solve new comhlnalion:11 problem s. appearing on the board like the hea ds of Hercules ' dmgon, h e had. ins tead or solving the posi llon , to s oll'e tactical problems endlessly, So, ra ther than clinch ing II I'lc tory, POl't lsch fou nd himself at the end obliged to fight for his life.

In this matc h. he had $iml1ar slum. l ions, though not quite so dras tic, in Games Two anti Fou r. It Is ot interest to note thaI, In th is duel of s trategy ve rsus t a ctiCS, a s In t he Lar!!en- Ivko\' match. it was the tac tician who \\'0 11. AI. thoug h Ihe 5lh,2~!! fi nal score see ms Ol'erwheim ing and Tahrs trhlmph abso. lmely convi ncing, t he ma tch was In faCI a tough fig ht,

The fi rs t game e nds in a draw after reciprccally quie t and carefu l play, though Talil has a sma ll ad vantage be, fore the finish.

During Game Two, a s stated ('arlieI', thei r encountel' in Amstel'dltlll III echoed. POI,tisch defends wi th the Caro.Kann and intends to work by IIUrillon. Tahl seeks out th e f l l'~t chance and sacrifices a Rook so as to be able to take th e

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initlati l'e a nd bt'eat he more life In to t he position. T he IIOSitioll an d a great n um. ber of its possibili ties a r e very care. fully examined: Portlsch can e:1sl ly play for a draw. but he loses his way in thc labyrinth of combinational posslblli ties.-

In Game Three, Taill is imprudent. and Portisch mak es good u se of his nd. van tage with a precise g:1me, not Iler, m ltting h is o PPollent to take a !lIngle eas )' bl'eath.

The SCQI'e is even, Portisch's part isan~

a re encouraged. And a very s tl'Ong fight Is e): llected, It is rumored, too, th:1t Tah l is ill, but he denies the s tory In the lIeW8pa pe l-S.

T he best denial. in fact, is his fourt h game. Here POI·tisch plays the l-' rench Oefense. It bC{:omes eviden t that , In hi~

match prepara tions, hli has not found the weapons with which to oppose Tllhl 's 1 P- K'l. As in Gam e T wo, Tahl pro(!ts from the fi r st ch:1nce to sacrifice and creates a. da ngerous Situation In Dla(; lt's King fie ld , This offer, like that tn Game '1'11'0, is not a bsolute ly cOlTe(;l; It Is certa in lhat Portisch can play to a (Ira II' at least ; bll t. :1g ain , h e loses himself In the Jll'oblems of defend ing. So Tall l takllS ovel' the lead.

Fight and r esistance, howcI'er. \'011 , tin ue. III Game F i,'e, Port isch s lrlkc II down an opening experiment by '1';<11\ lind C1\ n easily o\'ertake him in the S(;OI'C. He loses t hat chance, hOII'el·er. be fore adjournment : ye t, e\'en :1 flel' 10n1; a nalysis and with predse Illay, Tah\ succeeds only in playing 10 a draw, to hold his lead in t he match,

'1' 111 now, the match has left an im. III'eS8io1l or a s ll'Ong alld eveu fight. Noth ing indicates any Quick defea t lind catastrophe fo r P orUsch.

In Game Six, Portlsch reverl s to t he Cal'O.Kann Defense, Tah l undel·takes at sight a fa tai P a wn attack agaills t t he Ki ngslde. But the Hungarian Champion defends cor rectly; so the attack leads to nothi ng; a n d '1' 11.111 has to be satlsrtell lI'ith a. draw. T his is the second time In t he 'match. as id e fl 'om the quiet Gamc

One, that Dla <.- k ha s ~Iwceeded in draw. ing. The point ind ica " ,s rlearly what an adVa ntage hav ing While ('an mean,

Pe l'ha lls from jus t t haI rea soning. Por. tillch a n :dously fpels thllt Ihe match Is approac hi ng it s conclus ion and that be. ing Wh ite In Game Sel'en obliges him to win , T ahl is I'ery ca re fU l me,:nwhile: he walu, In ,UI eq ual position. Porti"ch starts to force the g":1me and quick!}' finds him self in a. desperate situation, Tahl win!!, and, practically, t he maV.!h Is nll'endy r esolved, with an adl':1ntage of two points and only three games to go.

APP"I'clltly, too. POI·tisch t h inks no longer of !!criOIlS I'esis!.ance. In Game Eight., he [a l{es on the S ]Hmish Game (the nllY Lopez) a lthoug h such is 11 01 his hnblt. He does :1ch iel'e an e l'en posi. tlon, bill then on ly a small inconect ness ill surr!clen t for Tahl to take ol'er the command and ga in the 5% points need. ed fOl' triumph In the match.

Thus, Tnlll has made another step for, ward towards the chess throne which once II'IUI his though for on ly a short ti me.

G~me 2-CAAO.K ANN DEFE NS E

Mikha il T ah l

Sovie t Un ion

White 1 P_K4 2 N_Q B3

La jos Portisch Hunga ry

Black P-QB3

, . , ,

Tahl has u~ual l ~' pla yed 2 P- Q4, P -Q4 3 P- K5.

2 . ' , , 3 N_B3

P-Q4 p,p

J~v el\ the monlteys ill the zoo k now that the customary 3 ... I:l - N5 is good, bUl t.he t e ~t I!I too. Th e " I o ~ t son" reo tums to the mothcr th eol,}" in Game 6 and obediently J!lays . , . B- N5.

4 NxP B-N5

·1 . , . B III 5 :\'- :\'3 and on ly now 5 , . 11- :\'5 ha s Ihe lJOint that the Queen

l\ uIJ;hl i:! expelled from the centel', 5 P_KA3 BxN 6 QxB N-Q2

6 . . . P- K3 is more exact as then 7 P- Q4 ca n be played only as a sacrL flce, and a dubious one.

7 P-Q4 KN- B3 8 B-Q3 NxN 9 QxN , , , .

While al'olds 9 DxN, N- B3 so as to l-etaln his TlI'o Bishops.

9 , , , . 10 0 - 0 11 P_QB3

P-K3 B-K2 N-B3

• Compa re Eu"'e's comments On the lnatch In 'fenCI'a.! a lld his annotation of Game Two, J)II!;"C 2G4. September Issue,-Ed.

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B l .. c l<' ~ p lece~ anl w"U developed, he has no wenk points and ''''hite's Two Billhops cannot count sign ificantly in this posl tlo l\, Whi te's ad,'an lage Is minima l.

12 Q- R4

12 . . . ,

Black refuses to rail in ponent's wishes by 12 B-KN5, P- J(N3 or 13 , BxP.

13 Q-N4

. , , ,

N-Q4

with h is op. , O-Q? 13 P - KR3? 14

B-63

It Is In teresting that 13 0 - 0 loses the Exchnnge after 14 B-KR6, B- B3 15 Q- K4 !

14 R_ Kl Q_N3

14 , . . 0 - 0 Is more cautious. Black' s Queen withdraws from defense of t be Kings lde wbere White con trols mOl'e spa~ and h as some t!ll-eats ,

15 P-Q8 4 • • • •

This move Is Iypical of Tahl 's style. The writ er knows of 110 oliler mas ter who would llave made this mOl'e. ]t weakens his Queen PawlI irretrievably but serves t o pI'Ollellt , , , 0-0- 0. His style Is characterized by Its rapidity In a ttack, like a Uger, and ullcertalnty In posit ion, as in gambling. Black's Q ueen h as on ly jUst le! t his King. and a lready blac k clouds loom over the King's bead,

15 , . . . N-N5

Now the Knight a lso is far from the the King. Though less aggressive. 15,., N-K2 Is s urer, 1<'01' then White must protect the Queen Pawn. K oblenz, Taul's second, has declal'ed that Tahl then In. tended to conti nue: 16 P - Q5, BPxP 17 PxP, NxP IS Q-R4t, K- Bl; but t bll! writer cannot believe in the line, Wlii te b as 1I0 t enough compensation for h is P a wn.

A much more li kely conti nuation seems to be 16 D- K3, Qx.,.Vp 17 QR- N l , Q- B6 I S B- KBl, P-QN3 with a Pawn more for Black but a very uncertai n position and nttncklng possibilities Cor Wh ite,

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16 RxP tI ' ' , . Actually, White has nothing better:

his Dlshop and h is Queen Pawn are sl multaneo\lsly attacked, T he sacririce Is corree t though on ly fOI' a draw. Ye t. as In man)' of Tahl' s combl nMions, it requh-es much hard and ,'e ry ri ne work ro r the Ollponen t to obtain Ihe draw,

16 . . . . PxR

Black mllst accept the saC!'jf!ce, On 16 ' . , K - Bl 17 RxB! White win s artel' 17 , , , PxR I S B- RSt , K- K2 19 R- Klt, J{ --Q l 20 Q-N7, and he mates arLer 17

, , NxD 18 B- R 6! PxD 19 Q- Q7, 17 Qx P t K_B1

ACter 11 , . , K- Ql. White has no th ing be ner t han a tlmw by perpetual : 18 Q- Q6t, K-K I 19 Q- K6t. T he attem pt to win by 19 B- B5 pe ters out 011 19 , .. It- QI 20 Q- K6t. K- Bl 21 8 - D'I , P- D4 22 PxP, QxQ 23 BxQ, P - K N4 e l('" Black has probably seen this Ilossibi ll ty; but t he sacI'trlce of a whole Rook for but two P a,wns has ch allenged him to play ror the win ,

A losing continuation Is 17 , , . B-K2 18 D-N6t!! On I S ' . . K- Ql l!l B-D5, Q-D2 20 D-B4! Q- Bl 21 Q- K4, mack's Queen is caught. And, on I S .. , PxB 19 D- N5, Q-B2 20 R- K l , Q- Q2 21 QxPt. K-Ql 22 RxB, QxR 23 DxQt, KxD 2'1 QxNPt. Black has to take on too many Pawns.

18 B-B4 R_Ql

Dlack poses a mOl'e difficult IJl'oblem by ]9 , , , Q-Ql 20 R- I\1 . D- I\2, Then Wliite must decide bet.ween the per. pellial by 21 Q- B5t, K- Nl 22 Q- J{6 t or the l'lsky decision to continue the a ttack a Rook down by 21 B- N I ! It Is difficult in the la tter even t to find a good de. Cem~lve move for BlaCk: e.g. 21 , , , Q- Kl 22 B-Q6, and Whi te Is threaten. ing R- K3 wbile Black' s nooks and Knigh t a l-e momen ta ri ly out of play,

19 P- B5 ! , ,

19 R- Kl at once allows 19 QxP aftel' which all is defended,

19 . . , , N,. Black must give up his Queoll, He

gets lllllterial enough fOr it , but the positional advantage and initiative go to White, 19 , , , Q- R4 fails: 20 R- K l! NxD 21 B-Q6t, RxB 22 Q- KS mate or 20 . .. N- Q4 21 D-Q6t li kewise.

20 PxQ ! • • • •

W h ite, t hough limited by t ime ol'er t he board , has better valued th is Ilosi. tlon as favorable Cor himself than have commentators analyzing at home without temporal limitations, They suggested 20 D- R6, After the g ame, P o rtisch analyzed 20 . , . Q-B2? 21 QxDt, K- N'l 22 BxP! as tl. win rOI' 'Vhi te , But othel's proposed 20 . , , QxNP! 21 QxDt, K- I<1 22 Q- K6 with perpetual check, and why should Wh ite choose this continua tion if he can play tor a win?

20 . . . . 21 Q- N4 22 P xP

N,. N-G4 K_ K2

Commentatol'l! have proposed 22 , , , P- KN3 with , , , K- N2 to Collow. But the task of bringing the King Hook Into

play Is not so easy as they think: e,g, 22 , , , P- KN3 23 R- Kl, K-N2 24 P- R8(Ql! RxQ 25 Q- Q7t, and White still stands s uperior, POI·ti sch has not played , , , K- K2 wlthOllt good rea~on :

he s ees no be Ue l' way of brl ngi l1 J!: Ihe King Rook Into the game.

23 P- N4!! , . , ,

This Is an Ingenious mOl'e to Ollell Queen.slde JInes, atta ck Black's Queen Blsbop Pawn a.nd also cventually to ~up. port the advan ced Rook Pawn ,

23 . . . . R_ R1

23 , , , NxP K-Q3 25 Q- B4t! 27 RxPt,

is met by 24 R- Klt, K-Q2 26 R- NI , N-Q~

24 R- K1t 25 P- N5

K-Q3 R,P

Blac k hnsn't time to take t ilis Pawn a nd also organiZe his (orces errect ivel )', Still, a fter 25 . , , KR- K1. While de. cldes by 26 nxH, luI{ 27 Q-N3t and 2 ~

Q- N8, And, 011 25 ' , , K- B2 26 Q- N3t, there follows 26 ' , , K- N3 27 PxP, PxP 28 R- Nlt etc, or 26 . , , K- Q2 27 P- N6! and 27 , , , NxP 2S H- Nl etc, or 2; . , . Bx P 28 Q- N4t and 29 QxD,

26 R- K6t 27 RxB !

K- B2 Resigns

2S QxP (01' Q- N7)f cOllcluslve.

and 29 QxR Is

An Ingen ious ly 1)layed game,

Gam e 4 FRENC H DEFENSE

Mikhail T a hl Lajos Portisch

Blac); N- KB3

White 1 P-K4 2 P_Q4

P_ K3 P_Q4

3 N-QBl 4 B-N5 p,p

Allhoug h thts defense h as become very popula r o( late. It Is not advisable to use it against Ta h!. I t cedes to W hite t he advantages or Klng·s lde terrain and mOl-e active pieces a nd so favors the style of the !ormel' world champion. 5 NxP QN- Q2 7 N_B3 P-B4 6 NxNt NxN 8 8-QB4 PxP

90-0 ....

9 NxP. D- K2 10 0 - 0 also gives White fl'ee pial', but Talil chooses a sharper plan, trying to mob!!lze his pieces a ~

rapidly as possible,

9 . . . . B-K2

Derendl ng the Pawn by 9 ... B-D'I is dangerous, White may first o! all prefer a s harper continuat ion or attack on the King; but he can always regain the Pa wn with the better game : e,g, 10

t = ch&ek: I = db!. check ; t = dis , eh,

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Q-K2, 0-0 11 QR-Ql [threatening 12 P- B3l, Q- N3 12 BxN, PxB 13 NxP! BxN 14 Q-N4t, K-R115 QxB.

10 Q-K2 • • • •

White's Intention is clear. lIe will use the Lake the Pawn with a Roo!t and

lattel' for the King.slde atta()k.

1 0 . • • • P-KR3

Tahl-Benko, Curacao 1962, ran thus, and Portisch quite likely analyzed that game before deciding on this defense.

Of course, Black must take Into ac· count the maneuver, QR-Ql, xQP and -R4. But 10 . . . P-KR3. lor many other masters an impregnable defense, is for Talll. artist at attack, a n ice goal.

Commelrtators offer as the proper con. tinuation 10 . . . 0-0 11 QR-Ql, N-Q4 12 BxB, NxB 13 RxP, Q- B2. But it is dear that White also stands better atter 14 N-K5 0\' 14 R/l- Ql. So the move 10 ... P-KR3 cannot be cliticlzed as bad. Perllaps, wbat is bad Is the defense itself.

11 8_84 · . . , The text is superior to 11 B-R4. Now

the Bishop's left eye controls the center while its right winks at the target Kn3.

11 . . . . 0-0 12 QR-Q1 B-Q2 13 RxP Q-NS

So far, the game Tahl-Benko one.

14 Q-Q2!

is identical with the

· . . , The game mentioned continued: 1,.1

R-Q3? B-N-l 15 ExB, QxD 16 N-K5 [with threat of 17 BxP, PxE 18 R- N3t winning Black's Queen], QxP 17 R-KN3, KR-Bl 13 BxP, B-Bl 19 Q- K3, QxBP 20 R-Kl [now the threat is 21 NxP!], R- B2 21 P- KR3 after which Black could have refuted the attack by ... N-Kl!

Perhaps, Talll found the text move after analyzing that game, There is a double threat: RxB and BxRP.

148_83 , .. ,

15 BxRP! • • •

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"Again the same song but on a new refrain." As in Game Two, 16 RxPt!. the sa(:rifice is interesting and exciting. As yet the master is not born '1'110, over the board, could ()alculate all the conse. quen(:es of this sacrifice. And Ulat is ex:wtJy Tahl's desire. He leaves it to his OIJpOnent to prove the incorrectness of the sa()lifi()e.

15 .. . N-K5! The position is thorougbly confused,

and Black has had too many possibilities to reckon. But he has found the best answer..

After 15 . . . PxB 16 QxP with threat of 17 R-R4, there can follow:

1) 16 ... N-K5 17 B-Q3, P-B4 18 QxPt, R-E2 19 N-K2 etc.

2) 16 ... BxN 17 Q-N5t K~R1 IS R- R4t, and 18 . . . N-R4 19 QxB, R-KNI 20 Q-B6t elc. or 18 ... B-R4 19 Q-R6t, K-Nl 20 B-Q3! [with threat of 21 RxB!], Q- B4 21 P-KN4, and Black has no defense against 22 RxB.

Also, after 15 ' . . BxN, White has 16 BxNP! KxB 17 Q-N5t, K- Rl 18 R- R4t, and ·White wins as shown above: or 16 , . , KR-Ql [ instead of 16 ... KxB] 17 Q- R6, N-R2 18 B-Q3, P-B4 19 B-K5, and Black no longer has any defense.

All these ,'anatioJls are very instruc. tive for ()ondu()ting a King.side attack.

16 Q- B4 PxB 17 RxN • • • •

Here White ()an force a draw by 17 QxRP, KR-Ql 18 BxP! [with Ulreat of 19 Q-N6t], PxB 19 Q-N6t etc, It is per. haps objectively the best decision, but Tabl apparenUy considers he has com· pensatlon enough for the Exchange in tile exposed position of Black's King.

17. . . . BxR 18 Qx8 QR-Q1

18 ... KR-Q1 is much better for the freedom of Black's King: e.g. 18 , , . KR-Ql 19 P- QN3, B-B3 20 B-Q3, B-N2 21 Q~R7t, K-Bl, and Blach: stands bet. ter. Note that, in this line, 19 B-Q3 per. mits 19 ... QxNP! 20 Q- R7t, K-Bl 21 QxRPt, Q-N2 etc.

19 P-QN3 8 - B4

"Pardon me, am I Black or White?"

Kow Black's King is ,dlhout th e de. fense of his pieces. 19 . R-QS h; wOl'th conside l'll.tiOIl. A s it is. Ta hl's sacrifiC'e becomes jus tified.

20 Q-B4! , , . . Black cannot defend his King Rook

Pawn adequately. On 20 _ . K- R2, White has 21 Q-B6 followed by 22 B-Q3t .

20" .. K- N2 21 Q-K5t P-BS

This fUrther weakening of the King. side Is forced as 21 . . . K-R2 still leads to 22 Q-B6 and 23 B-Q3t.

22 Q-N3t K-R2 23 R-K1 R_KNl

23 ' .. B- N5 is the right move. While must then take his Rook off Ule King file and finds It diffi()ult to continue the aUaclr. 24 RxP fails of COtll'Se against 2-1 ... QxR 25 BxQ, R-Q8t with mate to follow.

23 . _ . P- K4 is not good because of 24 B-Q3t. And, on 23 , , . R-Q3 2·! N-R4, R- Nl 25 Q- B4! White's attacl;: grows el'er stronger.

24 Q-R4 25 K-B1

R-QS . . . .

Here 25 P- B3 is stronger: if 25 .. P-QR4, 26 P- QR3, BxRP 27 QxBP:

or 26 ' , . Q-Ql 27 BxP etc. Portisch Is In time pressure, however,

and Taill will use that factor. 25., •• P_B4 26 P-KR3 . . .

'''hite defends against, , a lso pl'epares P-KN4.

. R-N5 and

26" .. R- N3 Here 26 ' , . Q-Ql offers greater re,

sistance, 27 P_KN4! , . . .

The threat is 28 PxP, PxP 29 R-K 7t . 27.". R- Q2

27 ... Q- Ql is still better. 28 RxP] R- Q8t

01' 28 "RxR 29 BxR, QxB 30 N-N5t . 29 K- K2 308xR

RxRt PxP

31 QxNP R-Ql 32 N- K5 Resigns

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Entertaining and instructive games annotated by a famous expert.

{;?t. 'HTERHA TlOHAL

CUBA 1965 Capablanca Memorial at Havana

Vicious Tactical Stroke After a Quiet middle game, this com_

bat sharpens abruptly at the t urn to the endgame. A vicious tactical stroke enables Dlacl, to improve his position, But he executes it inaccurately and su only clears White's road to victory,

KI NG'S I NDIAN DEFENSE

Vassily Smyslov laszlo Szabo

Sov iet U nion Hungary

While Blach: 1 P- Q4 N-KB3 13 p,p R,R 2 P- QB4 P_K N 3 14 Nj3xR Q-N3 3 P-KN3 B_N2 15 N_QB3 B_B4 4 B--N2 0-0 16 P_K4 B- Q2 5 N-QB3 P-Q3 17 B_QR3 B_ R3 6 N- B3 P- B4 18 P-B4 N- N5 7 0 -0 N-B3 19 Q-Q3 B- N2 8 P- Q5 N_QR4 20 N_K2 P-B4 9 N-Q2 P-QR3 21 P- R3 N-R3

10 Q-B2 R-N1 22 R-N1 Q_ B2 11 P-N3 P-QN4 23 8_N2 B,B 12 R-N1 p,p 24 R,B R- N1

25 RxRt Q,R

As recently explained in this depalt_ ment (Benko-Byrne, page 319, October), Black's system basically offers too lit_ tle s cope fot' the Queen Knight. Here, however, Blach: is much better off than in the other game, Hi~ Kings ide Is more difficult to a ssai l, And his Queen has two points of enll'Y, hi s QN7 and QN5. The last point permits him a vicious tac_ tical stroke to bring his Queen Knight properly into action,

26 Q_Q B3 • • •

White seemingly gains the tempo ror P - K5. Had he earlier played P-QR3, in_ deed, he would now clearly have the edge. But that point was not easy to foresee,

26 . . . . Q-NS!

26 , , . Q- N3 27 P-K5 gives 'White the better of it. So Black employs the tactical possibility mentioned.

27 QxQ . . . 27 P-K5 comes to the same thing in

that 27 . .. NxP? transposes in t o the ga.me while 27 , , . PxP is cOl'I'ect.

27 .. . , PxQ 28 P_KS ..

It seems White has the edge.

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28 . . . .

Here is Black's inaccuracy. He has two lines of defense , the quiet , N- N2 which offers fa il' chances and the sharp one which he chooses. But t he lat. ter requires preparation by 28 , , . PxP 29 P xP and on ly then 29 . . , NxP! 30 NxN, 8 - N·] with the following possibili_ tics:

.1) 31 P - Q6, BxN 32 P-Q7, N- B2 33 N- Q·!, BxP: th is is a dubious proposi_ tion; White can win a. piece but only Ht the expense of mHllY Pawns: e .g. !H N- B6, B-K3 35 P-Q8(Q)f, NxQ 36 NxN, P-N6 and Blad, even wins;

2) 31 N-Q·!, BxN 32 N-B6: this line keeps the chances in balance: e.g. 32 , , , K - Dl 33 N"xNP, P - RI H N- B6, Dxl' 35 Nxnp, K-Kl.

29 NxN 30 Px P!

B-N4

• • • •

Het'c is the great difference. 30 . . . .

:--'ecessal'Y. Aftel' 30 ... BxN 31 PxP, Bla.ck is lle lpJess against the connected , passed Pawns: 31 . . . K- D2 32 P- Q6, B- N·] 33 D- Q5t. K- K1 34 N- Q,I, D- Q2 35 :\' - Dli, unci White wins, mainly thro\1gh Zugzwang .

31 N x P B,N

The excitement has ended with equaL ily in material but a great plus fo r '\lhite in mobilit~'. Because of the laUer,

t = check; t = db!. check; § = dis. ch.

by HANS KMOCH

White's Queen Pawn is a mighty asset and Black.'s Queen_side Pawns are weak.

32 K_B2 B-Q6

After 32 . . . B- QS 33 N- N7, if Black trades off his Queen Knight Pawn as is basically desirable. he loses a piece [or White's Queen Pawn: 33 , , . P-N6 34 PxP, BxP 35 P-Q6, B- K3 36 B-B6 etc.

33 N_N7! K-B1 Black aver ts the loss of a piece, but

White wins more smootilly lhan after 33 ... B-B5 34 P- Q6, BxP 35 P - Q7, N- B2 36 P- Q8{QJt, NxQ 37 NxN. B-B5 38 K-K3, P- QR4 and the conclusive 39 B- B6 threatening 40 N-N7.

'White can go wrong in the abol'e, hOIl"_ ever, in this plausible way: 39 N- B6. P- N6 40 K- Q2, P-R5 <!l B- Q5t, BxB 42 N- K7t, K-B2 '13 NxB, p - n6 .J.I K- B3. P-R7 ,Hi K- N2, K- K3 ·16 N- K3, K- Q3 as mack most likely draws with his King threatening to penetrate the Kingside.

34 P-Q6 B_N4

On 34 wins.

.. K-Kl 35 P- Q7t, White

35 K-K3 36 K-Q4

K-Kl K_Q2

37 B-Q5 38 K-BS

B-B3 B,N

On 38. ,BxD 39 KxB, White willS a [lumber ot Pawns If 1I0t the Knight.

39 BxB N_Nl

The Queen_side Pawns must fa ll.

4Q BxP N-B3 41 B-N5t K_Ql 42 B_ B6 Resigns

WEST GERMANY 1965 3d European Team Championship

at Hamburg

High Flight T his game is another fine sample of

youngster Pfleger's exceptIonal talen \ (cf. page 80, March).

The notes are main ly in accordanc(, with Korchnoy's extensive explanatlons in the De utsche Schachzeitung.

OLD INDIAN DEFENSE

Helmut Pfleger

West Germany

White 1 N-KB3 2 P- Q4

Vikt or Korchnoy

Soviet Union

Black P-Q3 B-N5

Th is line was occasionally adopted in the "childhood" or the Indian Defenses. Today. it is Quite out of Circulation. Black does better not to expose tbe Bishop, at least so early,

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I

3 P_B4 4 N-B3

N- K B3 B, N

Korchnoy himself says his last is weak. He ought to prepare .. , P- K4 by 4 . . P- D3 as used to be done.

5 NPx P 6 P-K3

QN- Q2 , . . .

6 P-K4 and 6 P - B4 are plausible, but t h e text is safest, creating a fl exible Pawn front.

6 , . . . P-K4 Korchnoy a lso cl'iticizes t his move,

suggesting 6 . . . P- B3 7 B- Q2, P-K3. With b is bhlcl •. bound Bishop, he needs Pawns on white squares. 7 PxP ! Px P 10 0-0-0 0 -0-0 8 B- Q2 P-B3 11 R-N 1 P- KN3 9 Q_ B2 Q-B2 12 N- K4 . , , ,

This Knight is very well posted. It cannot be exchanged without strength. ening of White's center and so must be dis lodged by ... P - KB4. But the lat. ter is difficult, Korchnoy remarks.

12 . , , , 13 N_N 5

White 's move is wasted Black achieve his aim and, far from harmless.

B-K2 . . , ,

and helps in fact , is

13 B-B3 is cOl"I"ect. On 13 . . . P - KR3 14 B- R3, Black is completely pal·alyzed. Apparently, Korchnoy also considers 13 . . . N- R4 1-1 N- N5! e\'en worse. But he is pessimistic. Black is in trouble, no doubt. But 14 . . . BxN 15 RxB, P- B3 [not 15 . . . P- B4 16 RxN!] 0[.

fers fair fighting chances despite White's Two Bishops. At any rate, Black is not paralyzed. 13 , , . , KR_B 1 15 N- K4 N-R2 14 B-B3 P-KR3 16 B_ R3 P_ K B4

There is no choice ; after 16 ... N- N4 17 NxN, PxN 18 BxNt, RxB 19 RxR, KxR 20 Q- K4, White obviously has the edge, Korchnoy says. Now Black has achieved his objective. Or has he': The weakening effcct of . . , P-KR3 has to be considered,

17 RxP ! . ' , . Rea lizing 17 N- Q2. KR- Nl offers no

advantage, White laullc]les a eombina . tion. The three Pawns which be ge ls for t he piece are only moderately strong, but he enjoys the initiative.

17 . • . . 18 QxP !

P,N B_ B3!

Korch noy points out 18 .. , N- N4 19 ,R/6xN, PxR 20 ExP, Q- R4 21 Q- Q4 or B-N3 gives White a winning aUack.

19 RxP N- N4 20 Q_N4 NxB

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21 QxN R-B2

With the chances In t he balance, DJack's optimism produces a decisive error. KOI'chnoy tabs 21 . . . R- H.l as indicated according t o t hese lines:

1) 22 RxN, QxR 23 QxQt, KxQ 24 RxB, RxP 25 BxP, RxP with at least even chances for Black;

2) 22 RxR, RxH. 23 Q- B5, Q- Ql and 24 P - B4, R- Bl and, as Black has pal'. rled the attack. h is extra piece may count; or 24 RxN, QxR 25 QxB, R-Ql with a likely draw (obviously after 26 P- N3).

22 'P_ B4!

Now White threatens BxP etc.

22 .. ..

· . . , 23 RxB. RxR 24

P- B4

Black parries that th reat inasmuch as he can play 24 ... Q- B3, But the tex: has a disastl"Ous side effect.

Korchnoy originally intended 22 . . . K- Nt. but that fails against 23 Il:xD! RxR 24 RxN, QxR 25 QxQ, RxQ 26 DxP"t, R(either)- Q3 27 P- B5,

So Korclmoy considers 22 . best under the circumstances.

23 Rx B

. QR- Bl

• • • •

White rushes to force the iss ue and misses 23 R- Q5! which defies any de . fense , says KOl"chnoy; e.g. 23 ... K- Nl 24 Q- B5!

23 ... , RxR 24 PxP , ' , .

White Intensifies the tension, as KOl'chnoy comments, pointing out 24 BxP, Q- B3 25 BxR, QxB simplifies and then mack's KnigJlt soon becomes active.

24 . . . . RxP 25 P-K6 Q-B3!

This is his only move, according io Korcllnoy: e.g. 25 ... P - N3? 26 RxN!! RxR 27 P- K7; or 25 . , . RxRP? 26 Q- B5.

26 Q_R4 ! R- B6

Black falters in time pl"eS~\lre. The saving line, says Korchnoy, is 26 . . . Q- B6! 27 Q-K7! QxRt 28 KxQ, N - K I § 29 K-Bl, N- Q6t 30 K-Ql [30 K-N1?? N- N5!l, N-K4§ wi t h a dmw.

27 Q-K7! · ' , ,

Now the thret Is 28 PxNt, RxQP 29 Q- K8t, K- B2 20 B- K5t etc. 27 • , ' , Q-B2 29 Q-K6 R/6-B2 28 Px Nt RxQP 30 B-K5 Q-Q1

Or 30 .. R/B- K2 31 Q- Ni;T, Q- Ql 32 QxQt. KxQ 33 B- B6, and White wins. 31 R-Q5 Q-K2 34 8-B41 P-N3 32 QxQ R/ QxQ 35 R-Q5t K-B3 33 RxPt K_Q2 36 P-KR4 R- R2

Against thl'ee Pawns for the Exchange, Black has a desperate task. Yet, on .36 • • . R- Q2, he puts u p better resistance, Korch noy believes. The rest I, rather simple. 37 P-R5 R- Q2 47 Px P p , p 38 R_B5 R/Q.K B2 48 P-B5 K_Q2 39 R,R R,R 49 P-R4 K_ B3 40 K-B2 P- R4 50 P-K4 K- Q2 4 1 P- R6 R-B4 51 P- K5 R-B4 42 K-Q3 R- R4 52 K_ K4 K-K3 43 K_Q4 K- Q2 53 P- B6 R-B2 44 P-N3 K- K2 54 B-N5! R-B8 45 P-R 3 K-Q2 55 8-B6 R_ KR8 46 P_ N4 K-K2 56 B-N7 R-R5t

57 K-Q3 Resi gns Zugzwa ng, Rook moves fail against

58 K-B4 or 58 P - R7 respectively. 57 , ' . K- If2 loses to 5i B- B6t, and other King moves t o 58 P - B7.

Delightful Originality The old.fashioned Benoni is countered

in a remarkably new.fashioned way. White acquir es tbe bettel' Bishop a p) d from that other a dvan tages gradually develop. The game is one of delightful or iginality.

BE NON I DEFENSE

L, Lengy el H. Pf leger Hunga ry W. Ger many White Black 1 P- Q4 P-QB4 5 N_QB3 N-N 3 2 P-Q5 P_ K4 • P_KN3 B-K2 3 P- Q B4 P-Q3 7 P- KR4 0-0 4 P- K4 N-K2 B B-R3! . , , ,

Thi s first s t roke of originality is really Keres'. He introduced it in a ver y similar position against Geller in tlle Curacao Play.off Match ( page 347. No. vember 1962). Now White solves the problem of his otherwis e very bad Bish. op in a man lier charaetet'istic of the reo fined positional considerations prevaiL ing today.

8 . ' , , B, B 8 , , . N- Q2 leaves Blac k In a posi.

tional pin. H e cannol leave his Queen Knight there indefinitely nOI" develop h is Quee n Bishop propel"iy via QN2 0 1' QR3. SO, in t h e long ru n, he must acquiesce to swappi ng the white. bound Bishops.

9 Nx B N-Q2 10 K-B1! " ,.

The originality continues. White reo frains from 0 -0 as his King Rook has some scope on the Rook tHe and he Is anticipating al'lY sacrificial cou nter . play. He avoids 0 - 0-0 in view of , . , P- QN4 which would soon tollow ev en at th e expense of a Pawn. He conclude s KN2 is t he safest refuge for his King rightly deeming Black's chance of coun· t erattack on the Knight file is practically nil.

10 , . , , 11 P- QR4

P_QR3 P--B4

This thrust has the dl'awbacks of rendering White's K1 and K6 possibly available for his pieces after 12 PXl". Pfleger a player of fine und~Hstanding ,

certainly decided on the text only as a n emergency measure, Otherwise, he r eo

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mains entirely passive, a fatal procedure In a position basically inferior. 12 PxP RxP 14 Q_N4 N- R1 13 N_ K4 Q_K B1 15 6- N5! , , , .

After trading his bad Bishop for t he enemy's good one, Wh ite now trades good for bad, and s till advan tageously, His recompense is the penetration of a Knight to K6 on 15 . .. BxB 16 N/ 3xB. Also, h e threatens 16 BxB, QxB 17 QxR. and, meanwhile, that Rook is pinned,

15 , , , . P_ KN3

Now Blacl, can meet 16 BxB, QxB 17 N/ 3- N5 by 17 . , . N- B1.

16 P-KR5! · . . ,

\Vith Black's King Rook tled up, Whi t e opens the file for h is King Rook,

16 ... , PxP 17 QxP · . . ,

Wh ite Bishop.

17

can

. . .

afford the sel f.pin of his

N- B3 17 . . . N- B2 to profit from the pin

is met by 18 P - KN4 ! e.g. 18 . . . R- B6 19 BxB. QxB 20 N-Nl.

13 NxN t 19 P-KN4!

B,N , . . .

Now t he exposed position of Blaek's King Rook is a de cisive fac t or.

19 , . . . 20 B- K3

R-B6 · . . .

' ... ·hite threatens to win by both 21 P-N5 and 21 N- Nl. Nor does 21 . . . RxB set up a discovered check of any import. Black has no playable defense .

20 . , . . Q_ B2

Black concedes the Excha nge. 21 QxQt NxQ 23 PxR P- K5 22 N-N 1 RxB 24 K- K2 ... .

White's King did not need its K N2 refuge after all and now s tands be st ill the center.

24 , . . . N_K4

There is sti ll S0me fight left as 'Vhite's P awns orre t' t argets .

25 P- N5! · . , ,

W h ite forestalls 25 .. , B-N4,

25 . . . . B-N2 On 25 . . . BxP, White consolidate s

his advantage more easily, playing 26 N-R3 or more s imply 26 P- N3.

26 R- R4! NxP 27 RxKP NxNP 28 R- K7 N_ BS

On 28 . . . P- B5, White does best to stop this P awn with his King: 29 K- Q2, P - B6t 30 K- B2.

29 R- N1 · . . .

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There is a touch of originality even till the end: White operates with his Rooks while his Knight remains at hom e.

29 . . . . R_ N1

One expects 29 . . . P- N3. T hen White sets up a winning, King_side at_ tack by 30 N- B3 or N- R3. After the text, he wins more simply. 30 R/1xP RxR 32 P- R5 N- B5 31 RxR N_N7 33 R- N6! Res igns

~ UNITED STATES . PUERTO RICO 1965

U, S. Open at San Juan

Lovely Brilliancy There are varieties of brilliancies such

a s profound. original, exciting and so on. This one is just lovely. The scene is set b~- Bla ck's by and large too passive nt_ titude.

NEO_GRUENFELD DEFENSE

George Shain swit D. Brunner

White Blacl, 1 N- KB3 P-Q4 6 N-B3 B-N2 2 P_Q4 N-K83 7 P-KR3 O-D 3 P-B4 P-KN3 8 B-K3 P-QB3 4 PxP N,P 9 Q- Q2 B_ K3 5 P- K4 N_ N3 10 B- KR6 P-R4

Bla ck's move is of no value at this point. 10 ... QN- Q2 or 10 ... B- B5 is bette r. S till, his position is difficult at best.

11 P- KR4! 12 B-K3 13 P- R5!

P- B3 8-B2 . . , .

T he Pawn sacrifice is well motiva ted. 13 ... , PxP 16 B-K2 N_ B1 14 R-R3 Nj1_Q2 17 0-0-0 N-K2 15 N- KR4 P_ K3 18 P-KN4! PxP

19 BxP .... White's pos ition

19 , . . . is overwhelm ing.

20 B-R6 21 BxB

R_ K1 N-KB1

K,B Black's King has plenty of pieces be_

side it . But they are bystanders rather t han gua rdians.

22 Q-R6t! Beauti ful and ('.onclusive,

necessarily mating by force . 22 . . . .

, . . ,

though not

Now Whi t e does mate by force . But Black can hardly be blamed fo r accept_

t = checlc t = db]. check; ~ - dis . ch,

ing t he sacrifice. After 22 . . . K- Nl, his position i s utterly hopeles s.

23 N-B5+ K- N4 One mate is 23 . . . K- N3 24 B- R5t,

K-N4 25 R- Nlt, I{-B5 26 R- R4 or R-N4. 24 R-N1

So many mates nothing helps : 24 mate next.

25 B_K2§ 26 R-R4t 27 P_ B4 mate

Q,P are threatened that . . P xN 25 BxP § and

K_ B5 K_ K4

How to Use an Open File This game is s t rategically Interesting

beca use of the un usual way in which White opens th e Queen file and turns it to quick profit.

KING'S IND IA N DEFENSE

P. Benko 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 2 N-KB3 P-KN 3

B. Zucke rm an 3 P- B3 B-N2 4 B-B4 . . . ,

This system was the usual one some forty years ago. Some players still like it, especially Tl' ifunoyich. Benko who i s aware of his opponent's extensive knowl_ edge of modern variations adopts this less analyzed line appare ntly to get Ollt

of the books. 4 . . . . 5 P-KR3 6 P-K3

P- Q3 0-0

P- N3 This is a fa il' continuation and has

been played now and then. More com_ menda ble, however. is the s tnndard G . . . QN- Q2 followed, after som e prep_ aration, by ... P - K4.

7 QN- Q2 8 B-B4

P- B4 B-QR3

With no immonilized P awns on the board, none of the Bishops is good or bad. So t!'ading off White's King Bishop is no real achievement. It even has th G slight drawback of putting Black'~

Queen Knight somewhat oddly into play.

9 BxB NxB 10 0-0 N-B2 11 Q- K2 Q-Q2

Black best develops h is Queen at QN2 via QB1, Rather than moving t he QUeen. however, 11 . . . P - Q4 is a fa ir alte r . native gain ing a difficult but stead y position. As for fortifying t he center by . , . P-K4, t ha t objective is too diffL cult; e.g. 11 . .. N- Q2 12 N-B4, R-K1 13 QR- QL

12 P-QR4 P- QR3

12 . . . P - QR4 also is a reasona ble remedy agains t 13 P - R 5. The backward Queen Knight P awn is not lik ely to cause serious trouble.

13 P_ R5 14 PxP! 15 K R-Q 1

P- QN4 p,p

. . , . Now the fighting has an immediate

objective, control of t he Queen file. 15 . . . . Q- B1 16 B-KS P- BS

16 .. . R- Ql is 1ll01'e to the point. On 17 BxKN. Black obtains a fair game by 17 . .. PxB! 18 N - K4 , N- K3.

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The text clea rs Black' s QBi for h Is pieces but has t he serious side e ffect of clearing White 's Q·I likewise.

17 8xN 8x8 Recaptu re with the Pawn is still pref~

era ble a s it offe rs Black's pieces some scope along the King file .

18 N- K4 19 N_Q4 20 Q-83

B_ N2 N- K3 • • • •

Wh ite clea r ly hns the better of it. 20 . . . . N-84

T he text is iu suffic!en t . bu t it is hard to suggest anyth ing better . 20 . . . N-Q1 prevents 21 N - D6. but White ma intains h is advantage by 21 N"-QD5: e .g. 21 . . P-K4 22 N- D2. N- B3 23 R- Q6 20 . . . R-Ql fa il s agains t 21 N- B6 ; 20 . .. P- B4 . agai ns t 21 NxN, QxN 22 N- B5; ami 20 . . . K- HI, agains t 21 NxN. QxN 22 N- B5.

The on ly fair try is 20 . . . NxN 21 K PxN, R- Ql . i t ~eems . T hen the Queen fil e is loc!{(~d on W h ite's side. and Black can break by .. . P - N5 or . .. P - K 4 \\' i th some chance~ fOI' COll nler play.

21 NxN QxN 22 N- B6 . . . .

Now ·W h ite is master of t he open fil e, a nd his advanta ge Is decIsive.

22 . . . . 8-K4

The Knight ca nnot s nccess fu lly be dis_ lodged. 22 . . . KR-Bl loses th e E x_ change : 23 H- Q5! QxN 2·1 R- Q8t , B- Ol 25 QxQ. HxQ 26 HxR. On 22 . . . QR- Bl, White can. if he fin ds not hing better. transpost< in to the ac ma l game : 23 N- N-I , R- In [or 23 .. . Q- R2 24 Q-Q5! ] 2-1 R- Q7, B- K4 25 N- B6, B- Q3 26 R/1- Q1.

23 R-Q7 B- Q3 24 R/l_Ql QR- Bl

Now th er e is no adequate defense. On 24 . . . P- D3, Whi te w ins wi th 25 Q- K4, QR- Kl 26 R- R7.

25 R/ 1xB P,R 27 N,R O,N 26 N-K 7t K_ N2 28 R>P • • • •

The fig ht is over.

28 . . . . K_ N1 32 K-R2 O,P 29 Q-K B6 Q-N 2 33 P- R6 Q- N6 30 R,P Q-KS 34 P- R7 Q_ R6 31 R- N6 ! Q- N8t 35 R-R6 O,p

36 QxQ Resigns

Sound Pla y over Unsou nd White st r ives f t< l'erishly for complica_

' Uons righ t fro m th e start. H is stra tegy Is unsound but not ou trageously so, a nd It I'equires It lot of sound play by Black 10 ob ta in t he u pper hand. L ombanly Is

CH ESS REVIEW , NOVEMBER , 1 965"

t ilt< righ t man for the job ; he proceeds pa tientl y but convincingly.

SIC ILIAN DE F EN SE Dr. A. Me ngar in i 1 P_ K4 P- QB4 2 P_ KN3 3 P-Q4 ? 4 P-QS 5 B-N2 6 P- KN4

P- Q4! P xKP P_ K4 P- B4

P- 85 !

W. Lombardy 7 8 xKP N-KB3 8 B_B3 P-K5 9 P-N5 PxS

10 Px N Qx BP 11 QxP B-Q3 12 N- B3 0 - 0

Blaek has the bette r of It, tha n lIs mainly to his more compact Pawns. But a lot of fi ghting lies ahead.

13 N-K4 Q- K2 15 QxB 14 N-K2 B_ N5! 16 R- KN I

17 Q- BSt

O,N R-B2 B_ Bl

As Blac k threatens 18 . .. P- J36 a nd Wh ite's Queen Pawn and Queen I3isholl Pawn are loos e, " ' hite has 11 0 choice.

18 Q-K6 19 NxP 20 Q- K2

QxBP N- Q2 Q- R5

21 N_ K6 22 B- R6 23 P- N3 24 B- K3

N-B3 K_ Rl Q- Q2 O,P

With t he fa ll of th is P awn, t he game takes its decisive t urn. It is j ust a qll e~.

lion of time for Bla ck to obtain a win . ning attack.

25 N,B QRxN 28 B-Q2 Q-R6 26 R-Ql Q-K4 29 . RxBP QxRP 27 R_ NS Q- B6t ! 30 B- K3 N_ KS

31 R_B2 . . . . On 31 R- KR5, Black wins by 3 1 . .

Q- NSt 32 Q- Bl. QxQt 33 KxQ. N- :-<6t .

31 . . . . 32 Q-B1 33 Q- N2

Q-RSt Q-R4 R- K2

34 R-Q3 35 R-K2 36 B- B5 37 BxR

P- KR3 R-B6!

R,R . . . .

Apparently. t his indi rect exchange of Rool{s affords Whit e some r elle f. Not so.

37 . . . . N_ B6 !

Black thre~uens matt< in t wo There is no playable de(en~e .

38 R- Q2 Q-Q8r ! Res ig ns

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KIN G'S INDI A N B ENONI

P . Robey 1 P-Q B4 2 N- K B3 3 P-Q4

J ohn 6 N- B3 7 B-N2 8 0-0 9 P-K4

Grefe 0 - 0

N-R3 N_B2 R-N1 4 P- KN 3

5 P-Q5

N-KB3 P_K N3

B_N2 P- B4 P-Q3 10 P-QR4 P-QR3

11 P- R5 . , . . \Vhlte's last is a move which more of.

ten than not h elps Black make headway on the Queenside. Basically. it does !<o If It, as here, fails to r estrain the Queen Knight Pawn. Since . . . P- QN4 can. not be prevented, its ad" ance ough t to be rendered harmless. 11 R-R2, P- QNI 12 RPxP, PxP 13 P- QN3 is feasible . More enterprising, however, and most likely ·White's best Is 11 R- Kl, P- QN·t 12 RPxP, PxP 13 P - K5. In addition, 11 ... N-Q2 to prevent P - K5 Is met ef. fectively by 12 B- B1 which stops . . . P-QN1 .

1 1 . . . . P_QN4! 12 PxP e.p, R, P

No\\' Black exercises on the Queenside.

some pressure

13 N- Q2 , . . . The Knight m oved has no future here.

13 N- Kl followed possibly by 11 N- Q3 has more to recommend it .

13 . . . . 14 P-B4

P-K4 • • • •

This weak move opens lines in a way for which Wh ite is not prepared. H PxP e.p. offers a bettel' chance; and, if Olack recaptures with the Pawn, 15 P-K5! offers fine promise.

14 , . " N-N 5! 16 Px P P-B4! 15 N-B3 PxP 17 Px P . . , .

Or 17 P-R3, PxP! White cannot a"oid a sel'ious King_side weakening. 17 . . . . BxP 19 R-K1 A-N5 18 P- R3 N-R3 20 N-KN5 , . . ,

This attempt a t active counterplay falls completely. There is nothing bet_ ter than 20 B- Bl . 20 ... , Rx BP 21 N_ K6 QBx N 22 PxB B- Q5t 23 K_R2 Q-K 2

24 B-Q2 25 R-R2 26 Q_B2 27 B_QB1

R-N 5 Rj1_N1

N-B4 Q_R5,

Now Black is ready fOI' the execution. 28 Q- K2 . . .

28 . ... RxP !

Here is the br illiancy. It is cheap as of this moment. perhaps, but hardly so in that Black has been building toward it 1I1i a long. It is the logical denoune. ment and as s llch a beau tiful rinlsh.

29 RxR • • • •

O r 29 BxR, QxBPt with a neat mate to N-B8~ 32 K - Rl, Q-R7.

29 , ... 30 Q-N4

30 K- IU, N- N6t follow: 31 I<- R2,

R, R • • • •

¥lhite no longer has a 30 . , , .

playable move. Q,R

Resigns

.. y. FOREIGN RUSSIA 1965

32d USSR Championship

Hidden Treasure This pretty game won the equivalent

of what we call the Be~t P layed Game p!·i ~e. The main value of White 's per. formance, however. is hidden in the opening. Very little comes to the sur. face since the counterplay is not the best . But even the best permits W h ite a tangible opening advantage. it seems. So the conclnsion is that a promising way of handling this rare line has finally been found.

L ES SER GI UOCO P IA NO

Vasyukov 1 P_ K4 2 N-KB3 3 B-B4

Baku f!n P_K4

N-QB3 P-Q3

This r arely played continuation Alek. h ine called "Semi.Ital ian·' ( Ha lb_ftal ien_ is eh ) . The line may come about from the P h ilidor Defense [2 .. . P-Q3] or may lead into the Hungal'ian Defense [after .. . B- K2] . It has been difficult so far to prove that White can get m uch out or it.

4 P_Q4 · . . . The text, in connection with White'~

next m ove, seems best. The few ex_ amples available proceed most ly wilh 4 P- B3, and Alekhlne recommended 4 •• . Q- K2 5 0 - 0, P-KN3 as satisfactory for Black. Chess Ope n ings: T heory and P racti ce gives ·Whlte a small plus for s llperiority in space after .j P - Q4, B- N5 5 P- B3, Q- Q2 6 P - Q5.

4 . , . . B_N5 5 P- KR3! · ' , .

The key move. or rathel' the fi r st key move, of White's deployment. The im. mediate 5 P - Q5 , N- Q5 Is satisfaclory for Black.

5 .. .. B-R4 This weak reply oFfers White no prob.

lems, and so the main line of White's

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system with all its bra nches goes under. gl'Olllld,

The prope l' lin e is 5 , , , BxN 6 QxB, Q-B3 afte r which White a chieves n othing by 7 QxQ or 7 PxP and 7 P- Q5 costs a Pawn: 7 " QxQ 8 PxQ, N- Q5,

So the only move of pl'omi~e (in po_ sition of small dia. gram) is White's second key move, 7 Q- QN3 ! It. has the followin g I)Os. s ibilities :

1)7."NxP? 8 QxP- and White comes Ollt ahead :

2) 7 , , , Q- N3 S O- O! N- Ql- com. pare point ,I :

3) 7 , , . 0 - 0 - 0 [ t oo risl(y] 8 P- Q5! and (a ) 8 . . . N- IH 9 Q-R4, NxB 10 QxN, and White has superior chances for atta cl;: e,g. 10 ' , , Q- N3 11 0-0, P-KB4 12 N- B3 [ threatening 13 N-N5J. K- N l 13 N-N5, R- Bl 14 PxP, QxP 15 8 - K3, P- QHS 16 N- R7, R- K6 17 N- B6t with a winning advantage; or (b) 8 ' , , N- Q5 9 Q- Q3, and Black is in mortal trouble with his stranded Knight- a plausible conti nuation is 9 ' , , Q- N3 10 0 - 0 , P- KD4 I I P- KB3, PxP 12 PxP, P-B3 13 P- D3, PxP 14 BxP, N- QB3 [ 01' 14 . , , N- K3 15 Q- B4t!J 15 DxN, PxB 16 Q- H6t, K- Nl 17 D- K3, P- D-t 18 N-Q2 with a decisive advantage for White;

4) 7 . , , N- QI 8 N- B3, P- D3 n PxP {9 P- Q5 also is s trong], PxP 10 B-K3-with an excellent game for White, In fact, afte l' 10 , .. P- QN4 11 NxP! Black is not much better off than in MOl'phy's [mmol'ta l Game.

6 P-QS! . ' . . Now this move is s trong,

6 , . . . N_N1

Blac k has noth ing subs tantially better. 6 , , , N- Q5 is not feas ible (marking t he d i[fe re nce bet ween 5 P- Q5 and 6 P-Q5) because of 7 P- KN4, NxNt 8 QxN, D- N3 9 B- NSt. And 6 , .. ExN is m et by 7 QxB, N- Q5? 8 Q- Ql with th l'eat of 9 P- QD3, 7 N-B3 N_Q2 8 B_K 3 B-K2

9 P-KN4 10 Q-Q3

B- N3 P-KR4

The last move is an ill_considered at. temPt to get more f! 'eedom, It a ctually makes ma tte rs 1I'01'se. 10 , KN- D3 is necessary.

11 P-NS

Now Black faces the serious proble m of how King Knight.

1 1 , • • •

• • •

new l!lld very to develop his

P- R3

Previously, Bla ck must have in t ended II , , ,P- R5 wi t h threa t of 12 , , , ~-IU and then the capture of t he King 'Knight Pawn as ar te r, say, 12 0 - 0 - 0, 12 IR- KN1! however , spoils that plan as 12 I . . , I3- R! the n fails against 13 NxRP.

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12 0-0-0 13 B_N3 14 8xN!

P_N4 N-84

p , s

Actually, Blac k is winning a piece by , , P- B5; but his action is of the

desperate type as he must pay fol' the piece with Pawns and a huge gain in a ctivity of White's forces ,

15 NxKP! 8xPt 17 NxQBP 16 K-N1 P_B5 18 QxP

01' ]9 , . B--R3 19 KR-N1

20 P- K5 etc,

0-0

P, N N-K2 8-B3

20 P_B4

Already. Black 21 P- K5, N- D4.

is returning the piece:

21 P- Q6! • • • •

White wants, hQwever, to ge t the Queen Bishop ratller than the Knight and a ls6 to clear the d iagonal [01' his Bishop,

21 . • . . 22 P-K5

p,p

8-RS 01' 22 , .. N~B-t 23 RxD,

23 PxP 8-B4 Blacl, pre fe rs to retain the Bishop,

24 PxN QxP

The melee is over, and White's sa c_ rifice has netted a Pawn and an excel. lent posi tion,

25 N-Q5 26 Q-Q4

Q-K3 Q- R3

27 R_N2 2S Rj1_Nl 29 Q-KS!

K_R1 R-KN1

BxRP

The re is neither good retreat nor good protection for th is Bishop: 29 , , ' D- K3, D- N3 or B- R2 30 P- B5; or 29 ' , , Q- R2 30 N-K3 a nd e.g. 30 . . . QR- Kl 3J QxB, RxN 32 QxQt, K xQ 33 BxP, So Blac k sacrifices hoping dim ly fOl' a s light counte r chance. 30 R-R2 B-B3 32 R-N3 31 Q-K2! B- QS 33 Rx B

34 Q-Q2!

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Actlvltles of C H ESS REVIEW Postal Chess playe rs: game reports &. ratings, names of new players. prize_winners, selected g ames , tourney Instruct ions &. editoria l comment.

POSTAL MORTEMS Game Reports Received

during S e ptember 1965

To report results, follow instructioni o n pages 4 & 5 of your booklet on Postal Chess strictly and eJl:actly. Otherwise the report may be misrecorded, held up or e ven lost.

P lease note: \Vlnner,. (and those w ith the \Vhite pieces in case o f draws) must r eport as soon WJ result Is confirmed by opponent. The opponent may report also to ensure his record and rating- going through but must then state Clearly that he was the loser (or played Black In case of a d r aw).

Game r eports sent In time for r eceipt by da tes given ahove should be printed 1)elo, ... And the p l"yers concerned should check to see that they are so published. To spo t them. look under your section numher, (frs t by the key (e.g. , 65·C Indica t ing Class Tourney begun In 19G5) and by number (466) given in text below the key .

Symbol f indicates a win by forfeit with_ out rating credit; a shows a rating- credit adjudication; elf marks a double-forfeit .

CLASS TOURNAMENTS Four-man Tourneys Gr"d ed by Classes

Started in 1963 (Key: 63·C) Notice : Game reports On a ll tourney~ ue­guu in November 1%3 become past - due thi s month. Get in repo r ts to reach us he re by November 30 to avoid losing on double · forfeit (both players losel). Tourneys 1 _ 404: 163 Surker wins f,'om Roberts. 223 Steich stops Fazzolare twice. 345 Keathley conks MUrphy twice.

Started in 1964 (Key: 64·CI T ourne y s 1·199: 2 Peaec wins two (a) from Strehlow, IlS Kohlor tops L indbloom and sp lits t wo with Ernst. 75 MeGa yen mauls Probst . 90 Enesco tops Champney and tops and ties Handler. 91 Capritta, T r iplett ti e twice. % Koch withd,·awn. lOG 'fa r iche licks Lesni ewski. 107 AleSSi nips Xelson, IDS Ballenge,' bosts Evans. 128 Opp, -Week split two. 136 King conks Pilters, 14:1 Greeno beats Best, 159 E royles , Chresoulis Iio. 161 BIelefeld bests Kotltra. 11;0 Brewer, Pratt tie. 168 T~ ... nCl' tOPi> HUlllphdes twice. 191 Finlayson fells Blllmctti , 19S Downs downs Beal. 199 Boh nen beats Zechman. Tourneys 200 · 299: 200 Riegler w in s from Brainard. 206 Wigger whips Cohen. 214 Chick licks Van Lith, 222 Reid lops (2f) SInellla, 224 DussulJicux bows twice to Shepard but bests ;l.Iarlin. 231 Humphries halts Schl·cincr. 233 Shar pe clips Clark. 2,15 Croyle bests SCOlt but bows to De Souza. 2-16 Aks. Rus_ sell tie , 248 Fuchs, Hutcheson tie, 250 Fatt­man withdraws. 25-1 Croyle cracks BrulD1 L 260 Yee tops Hempel twice and Angsten ­berger o nce. %2 Gay ton tops Baker. 21i3 Owen wins two from L ittle and from Cronen berg. 26~ Holschuh licks Hallelt. 2GG Reichman tops Chan'in and tops and li e s Shahade. 26S ;\'fcKibbin mauls Lcw;s, 271 Seedorf downs Arnold. 274 'Vipper loses One

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T ourneys 300· 369, 30S Ruscio wins ["om Spitz. 30' Murphy tops BU\lrma twice. 310 Ciarla "iel lo. O'Neil lie. 313 Stelch stops Be""y. 31-1 Ross rips Moan twicc , B ode o"ce. 315 B r am lies Berg-offen and tops (~f) )lcCrossen. 324 Henchert tops (20 \\'ebe,·, 328 Eeal bests Greene. 331 Capritla, North lie twice, 338 Rickless rips Blaney and Patte"son. 340 Vuylsteke stoDs A ng-sten_ bergC!'. 3H Atchley bests G lass b\lt hows to ~ll\l,e r. 3 ·1 8 Cur ti n tOllS Campion twice. 353 T~ane. T homas lie, 355 Miller mauls Scheper. 356 \Vheele,' whip~ Blumetti. 357 Earm be~ts !",,,,khausC!'. 358 Reis tie s Scheper and lops (2f) Gi ldea; T,~aves tops Scheper twice. 361 I"ellnekes whips \Velch. 366 Thomas tops ~rcKenna; Skrzypinski whip~ \Veber once,

NEW POSTA LITES The following new Po.~tal Chess p layers

lJeg-an in September w ith these ratings;

CLASS A "t 1300: R. Hollern, )OI Holm, Z A Lang, J . Para"~e"icins, P A Shelton; CLASS 8 at 1200: A Beltran. D Bernstein. I;; G Bn,;ns, R A l3m·ns. J A Da\lgherty, S Ge ra)ni, Christine HewItt. R MaCDonald, ' V D )o[eyer, V ).lcBee. R P orter, R Rosen_ blum, P D Shannon. R T~ Spaeth, D \Vilker_ son , E F 'VHalls, J Zusl; CLASS C ;)t 900: J Alcala, R Banks, J EJ Bm'He~ , -'I: Beer, D J Bendlks, D Bcnnett, I~ A Bllz;:ard , F A Blystone, L Bolef, Patti Brooli s, C D Brow". D Blu'kness, T Calla­han. W ConnOl" C Cook. B E Crandall, El"l)eth J Devine. Ie Dole" ty. D Eileen, M E ldridge, T Farnsworth. Dolores C Fatti_ bene. F' Ge r st"n, H Goodrich, T P Hanrahan , S C Ha rr is. L r,; Harrison. P E Hallstel", B Hertz. L Hollllberg, \V L Hun t, L lIurl­I)tll'[, E P J ohnson. ,J ].I Kelly, L Lorio, H .\(ack",an, N "Iidg ley. Daryle R Murphy, L M Nommay. E J OrendorU, N Ostroot, D Pe t erson. R \V P hilo, D Pi orson. L Plum_ mel'. J Pr7.ycho(lzki, '\' Purrett, B N RIp_ plinger. ']' J Roscnthal, R J Russell, J Saf­fiote. L SChneider, B Sehwelg. C S Smith, il ?II Smith , H M Snyder. E J Stayrakas. il ?II Thompson, T Tracey, G Van Dijk. J E \\' hillal'k , :II Zeilcl';

Class D at 600: E ?II Baxter, ?II Braaf, K David. R R Dratch. D Plernlng, H Huckeba. T Jackson, L ).f Janlrer. J P Johnson, G 'V Katz , X '\' Keil"el', J KnOblauch, G D ~racAl'thur, L E ~Iar\lin. Carol :\IcKenlley, J{ E !\ I(tr (s . B D /lHller. \V 0 Nichols, R Ochs , H PococK I~ C Prisco. B E Reilly, P A Romeo, C Sorenson. ;\T L Stevens, D 'fear. J ", Teel, Suzanne 'l'ykot, A \Yalbce, R .J \\'eooel', A Weck, J A Wetherell , S E We(zler n.nd _\l \Vong.

RETURN POSTS '1'he follow ing old timers returned during

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~1cKell"" twlcc, 31)i Sach~ nip~ !\eill. 36~ .\feKelllla li ek" Lon,;.

Tourneys 370 - 41'5: 37;) Lew is wins frOln Opp alld Dempler_ 3i8 \Vil~oll lOJ)s (2f) [(are, Rashowe r r.n d 8hel lOH. 382 H,u'pcl' rips Rand. OS~ Su),ker SOciIS l'a"lsen t ,,·ice. :J88 V elle­saar 'Hauls ).fitchcll. 397 FOlkes c lips Cloyd. 399 Leonar d t ops Lewi" twice, ,03 ;',ellfeld nips Lowery once, Lohas twice. -105 Ander ­son ties ,\lo)'er and top~ Lieberman. 409 Hoffman bows to l'on ll\ine bllt IJosts Ste­pha"sky , -110 PI'uilt lops Fans twice. 41l SchUltz "'ithdl'a\\'s, 413 Rhodes rips Mille" twice. 'Young once; Hoefs withdrawn ,

Started in 1965 (Key: 65-CI T o urneys 1·· 59 : 3 \\'alJach wins f"om Bie_ wald , 4 Bancroft lJest~ P oole , 10 Ang-sten_ berger mauls MacConnell. 11 Lewis liek~ Maynard. 12 Benski bests Christy_ 15 Mitchell tops Hogan twice. 17 Cragg- "OU1.S Raynor. 22 Dicl'erson downs HolliS. 23 Ban, croft fell s Finelli. 2G Pe~ch lhumps T hunGn , 2S Chaiki" splits with KeIser and loses to Paffrath, 31 Dunn, ;Uas~ellgalo s ink S iadak. 38 Dnrt'oh withdrawn, ,13 Carroll rips PrUitt, H Bo,'dner bests Iris_ 47 Shaffer cholJ~ Chosai<. 48 Shaffer bests Young twice . split." with Boe and loses to Harrison_ 019 Leonard conks K inslow and Gay tOil. 51 Chosuk tOjlS (20.) Sandal,. 52 Pruss s trops Strusse!' , 55 Nelson, Shearman split t wo; Georg') with_ dmwll, loses to Ne lson (2:1) and Blg-Ier (1a). 57 Harrison downs Dailous.

Tourneys 60 · 99 : 60 Be"gel'-Ol~en lo~es twCl to 'lontgomcl'Y and tics and loses to H il l. 6" Darvlll downs Viets . 66 Crisp withd r aw". 68 BUrgess, Carpenter split two. 71 \Veme t t loses two to both Rothschild and Gove. 7" P ratt halts Howard. 73 Scheper bests Bloch _ inger bu t ties and loses to Bram. 75 Sever­ance lio;:ks Ledlie but loses two to Gillen; Gillen fJlIelJ .~ Quane. 77 ~lal'ks rips Ross. 8-1 Ducke,' downs Bicl,sler , 85 Cas<l eonk~

Palmedo and Poole. SG Jacobsen jolts Lc, Fontain<l, 88 Bradley bows t w ice to 1)otlo B allard and Hurd. n McKay conks K iesll ch _ 92 \Vill iamg whips )'Iargu li", 9,[ Heaney. Holmberg split two. % Siadak loses to Xicl_ sen but licks Ellis . n Underhill bea ts Follett bllt bows (0 Carpcnter, ~8 Ben)' , Nadon ti e .

Tourneys 100 _ 139: 105 Harr ison ties 'l'ulll~

and tops Monaco; Koith conks Monaco twice. JOG Duncombe tops (rl Gervais. 107 Blu metl!. Nalepa tie, 108 Harrison rips HlIiJel' t wice. 110 Cava""ug:h withd r aws. J1:: Chieffo l ick.~ Langel' twice _ 11,1 Bielfel(iI tops Glass twice. 115 H,,,.,.ison bests Bns~, 117 Hnber, Mill er halts SOl'ah"n , tiS Stree\ ­er r ips RuhlE,"" U9 \Vm·ste,· resigns all games_ 121 Delman downs \Yinklcr. 123 Ha l" rison, Noe l splil two _ 12·1 Eie lfe ldt rip' Rl'ckel' lwlce, 125 Ro)'~lly bows to BonneI' and Little but besls McCo;,. 126 Fatherree fells Siadak. 128 Lynn licks Cooley nnd Sakal'Ias and lies Ol'em; O r em conh Sakarias. 130 Su)-k e r 80cks Angstenbergel' . 132 Grimm licks Le, ,-:; twice . 135 Siadak loses two to hoth L" '-eIHler and Leckel' ; f..e ckcr licks Kinney.

Tou rneys 140 · 199: J.l3 Tuttle wins fro'" Dillon. 1.J.1 Kamme r lo"es t_\\'o to Vallee and withdraws. 14.; H ill n"lUI " )'lacGr egor twice, 1-16 Nowak withdl'[lw~ . IH Aks bows to Scherrer but l!es t s E lIlen"tein. 152 Stein

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splits two with Garton and tops Hadler. 153 Faires rell~ J31ull1ettL 157 Andersen tops (2f) B tlrgstilhle r. lGI Hickman flips Phill ips twlcc. 1601 Gom(>~ 10MS to Long but licks Stephansky. lGS Shoehan tops (2f) Marshall. 169 S imon ~ocks Skinner. 170 F'urey fells YbarrOlldo. lil ~foriarty )"h1ps 'Vood. 177 Coate l'cslgn~ "I] !;"mlles. 173 Sheldon. Nowak maul ~[oore. ISO ~orln Hips Graham. lSI Boyk[n be~ts Connor. I S3 Parfitt nips Schneider. IS7 ,\ks. Patton tie: Anders bows \0 Patton but bests Aks . 191 Conway bests Summervill ... but '-'cats Thomas. 190 Bane fells Fa.us Iwice. 199 Lindberg tops Terry. Tourneys 200 . 324: 202 Heft withdrawn. 208 Long lOPS 'reubller: Houner splits with Crosbie and bows to L,o ng. 210 Gibbs nips Neff. 2"21 T abl(>r tops Yehl. 2·16 Carp"'nter replaces McKibbin. 272 Bass replaces Scheper.

PRIZE TOURNAMENTS Seven · man Tourneys for Premiums

Started in 1963 (Key: 63-Pl Notice: Gam ... r eports On all tourn ... :-·s begun in }.'o"ember 19G3 become past-due this month , Get jl) report3 to reach us by November 30. to .avoid losinG" 01) double_ rorfeit (both players lose!) .

l,Vinn ..... s no\V set up by the closi11;; of the S"'ptember 1963 toumeys appear in Pos tal · mighti es! In thIs Iss ue . Tourneys 1 . 112: 53 Ihhr, \\'agener t ie. 80 ,,""orris tON (0 Q'Donn ... ll.

Started in 1964 (Key: 64-Pl Tourneys 1 _ 89: 1 Grlbushin wins from Encinas: Kontautus withdraws. 10 Encinas downs Donins. 17 Morrow. Ril ... y tie. 20 :'Ilartin, Howe tie. 23 Carpenter eonks Con­nelly a nd Swain. 33 Mallett a..'<es E ves. 35 )'farschall, ),]oon tie. H Birswll, Hoagland tie: Chenowith stops Stel'ens. ~8 Aks axes Scott. 50 Jurado jolts Jan~'. 51 Brison licks Lacey. 52 Plelllel maUl;; lIIacki11. (;3 Thall thumps BrUCe. 59 Jarvis Jars Orbanowski: Prince spills Spohr. GO Nnrris tops 'Vl1son and (f) O'Donnell. GS Bearden tops (f) Simon. 70 Neff , Weaver tie: Hardin tops (a) O'Donnell. 72 Clarkson cUps Luprechl, H Gai~sert stops Stephens. 76 Boroviak, BI-..tmante tic: Ste"en~ ties Boroviak and Winans. 78 lI]y~cr~ rips Rapie r . 79 H'"'d, K[ein ti ... 80 Schwartz t ops Goldwasser and tie s Peha". $1 Con~ale", lIfeglls tie . 85 Jes­seU, Raasoeh ti c. 86 Thomas tops Sheph ... ,.d . 88 Arnow nips S " oh<><la: \Vells nicks Xef(. Tourneys 90 _ 12Cl: 91 SmiIh w ins from Tholl'M and tics Rogers. n Klrchlk conks Salsbury. 9~ Goodale. Verdi tie . 95 Ekstrom mauls :lIaler a nd Ui'llI'iksen. 98 Gallagher c racks C,·Um. 90 l{ob [nSOll rip;; Cole. 100 Carly le nips Neff. lO I Wheeler whips Schick. 102 KaraluiliS ha lts Hamilton. HI3 Davis downs Eve~. 10·1 ue, Schaefer tie. 1{){i Nick_ e rson nlllS Lalll·enson. lOG \Vard whips 1'ani$. 108 Jarvis jars Haines and (a) Loyal. 109 Leslie licks 'Welc h; Secord conks Con­don. 110 Clay c lips HUllt. III Kussack bests Booth. 11 5 ung downs Hoglund and Dale. 116 Potter sloughs Slater.

Started in 1965 (Key: 65-Pl Tourneys 1 _ 29: 2 Conner wins from de wporle, 3 ValenteclI fells F'ay. 5 Barker bows to F arber but t ies Paires. ~ Agnew lI ips Shupe. 7 Rorker conks Carr: Dyba dQwlls Kohn. S Ostrow ... r halts Hicks. )0 Ploss withdraws. 11 Hendry .whips "'olcott. 12 Ell cilla~ axes l~lli". 13 Osborne bests llrers and ParkS; Hartenstein withdrawn. loses (a) to Osb01"lle: Parks tops (a) \Vright. H Thoms ti es Borker and tops Sw ...... : Her_ rick hal(s Humphrey, 11; Friedl, Harnack .. rack Cross; Puetkau tics F'riedl and tops Hamad>: Eicl,meyer, Friedl outpoin t Park-

r . IG Bolles bows to La.tlls and Kirchik but sis Be[t; Hayes conks Kirchik . 17 'Vilson hips Tarter and PoPP. lS Carr withdraws.

PeterMns aocks Sutherland: Kontautlls ·thdraws. 21 Buhalo licks L.'l.rsen; ~lichael~ Is Fish. 22 Rlbner rip~ Roberts. 23 Haines

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SlOPS St(>phens. 24 COil nell conks Gebh"rdt. 25 Gle~<llman )lcks ui\\"eke: l\"echal nips Hal'lenstein. 26 Hartenstein withd""wn. 27 A~hley whips Siadak and \Voelfin!lm' (\.1)((

ties Bunon : Burton, Hoglund tic: Hoc)" downs S iada!<. ~8 Lundy nip." Xewm:on : )Iau)" tops 'I' waitell. 29 B"at" halt." HO,,"IlI"(1. Tourneys 30 · 83 : 32 Sayre, Prince win ','om GOI~lon a nd tie each other: DOll[d tops ~hll'ch "nd !ie~ F,·ee"",". 33 ["1'",,[, be~ts Beckel': 7.well Withdraws. 34 Leach beats BCI'glll''''. 35 Hel per nips NOlde and Hall. 3G C ru enberg and (f) Cannon top )1I11"l'h;l': XowIOk withdraws. 38 Sllkowski. Com",,' hal l 1{,, 11. 3~ B[anchfll'd tops Snlllscr and lIos Bon nc tt . . )0 GU[IIISfln. Hendry conk Carmnll: Bal'nes wlth<ll"awn. ~1 Reddoch lops Rein "nd ti<l8 LoOme: Carney conks R ein. 12 Nowak with<11"3.w5. 45 Stringer tie s SofOI'ic, 10Hes to Joslin and tops Bergston : \Vheeler whip~ Crillel'. 46 rc ... nske, ),[ummel"t mUl11 Minor. 18 Spohr bows to }~azziolo. but besls L3 ... e r and ;\,,(1el'80n : Anderson downs Orban­owskl. 49 Arnst tops (0 Daly. 50 Thoms to ps :'IlcGrath: Bolden ties Toms a",1 tOps Abrnmson, Cotler and lIfC!Grath: Abrumsou wIthdraws: Sylvester conk~ Cotter. 53 Thay_ e r licks l...ong : Carr and Rowe witIHh-a.wn: Killian tops (a) Rowe. 51 APit replae('s HumIc)'. 51; Ash[ey licks GOllld but lo~es to O·Heal·". G·l Sherwin replaces Rowe. 67 Gie;;elman replaces Rowe.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS Progressive Qua[ifications Championsh ip

13th Annual Championship-1959 FINALS (Key: 59. Nt)

Sections 1 · 32, ~2 Hilde-brandt, Knecl"ealll at. 25 Blais, Olmstead dL

14th Annual Championship 1960 SEMI·FINALS (Key : OO _Ns)

Sect ions 1· 80: 76 Thompson wins f"om Condoll.

F [N ALS (Key: W-Nf) Sections 1 ·32: 21 H oenck wins f rom Moso­I". 23 Godfrey, Pohle tie. 24 Peisllch t01.lS ),Ioore . 27 Baker bests Valvo. 30 Stol~enberg whips We ininger. 31 Ashley ties Hunllex and 10s"'H to Mintzes.

15th Annual Championship-1961 SEM I_F INA LS (Key: 61.Ns)

Sec t ions 1 . 95: 34 Coe, H ... rman df. 3S Cap· ilion. Howell df. 46 Chenoweth. Popel df. H Popel df with DubOis and Palclauska~: Du­bois, I'alclallskas df. 49 Fe[dman df with Alsum; find Waring. 50 Clark, Frey dc. 51 Belisle. Bo)"k df. 53 Nell df with Co\'eyou

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and Frank. 55 Morris dt with Burdick and Lucas; Miller. St'l-llings dr. 82 Fisher, Houston conk Kiefllng . 83 De Leve. Mirkil lick Lagowski. 90 Rogers rips Simmons. 93 Campbell bests Fallier but bows to Petri. 95 Rozman routs l...ydy; Linder licks Giles.

FINALS (Key: 61_Nf) Sections 1·33: 9 Deen wins from Keady. 10 Tanerl. "Illea top Shufol·d. 18 Tuttle whips 'Varren; Swlrt swats Chcswlck. 20 Kneeream nips Spitz, 21 Nusser downs De Vault; Ashley, Kill tie, Z2 Kahn socks Suyker. 23 Rusaanow tops Thomas: Yanls fells Fox. 24 Buczko bests Carl': Pehn.!l aXes AJgast!. 25 ,Visegarver rips Rogers . 2r, Pt!rb­er fella Cornwall. 27 Vittes conks Kaminsky. 28 ·Wood beats Barnett. 29 Mayer conk" Coveyou.

16th Annual Championship-1963 PRELIMINARY ROUND (Key: I6S.N)

Sections 1 - 177: 153 Self wins from Phil­lips. 162 Ozols axes Shives. 168 Morrl~.

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SEMI_FINALS (Key: 51·NI) Sections 1 - 66: 4 Gaug-hl'Sn wins (rom Hamilton. 5 Schwartz bows to SWlJ.rbrlck and Seney but bests Stern. 32 McCaffrey lick" Lamb. 38 Walloch whips Petu'l"teln;

POSTALMIGHTIES! Prize Tournaments

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Players Pla~e

L Robel·t.'J .. ............ 1-2 A C Suyker .... .. ...... 1-2 F Stelch ......... . ..... hl .I D Lucas .... . . . ...... 1st N Amorosi .. . .... .. . .. . lst ,V C Tingle . . .. . ....... 1st .I Istman .. . . . .. . ....... lst W Clark ...... . .. ... .. . l.~t B Ouimet ..... . ..... . .. 1st R C Keathley ..... . .... lst R A Pease ............ . 1st K Champney ........... 1st B Hughes . .... .. ... .. .. 1-2 K "1arshal1 ............. 1·2 G S Opp ............... 1-2 A Weck ................ 1-2 C Greene . ..... . . . ...... 1st S D'Atri .. ............. ht G F Hoag ..... . . . ...... 1st "[ Bielefeld . . .. . .. . ..... 1st R "I Riegler .. . . . .... . . 1st C l~ Reid ........... . . , . l st R C Sharpe ...... . ..... bt R R Co,'eyou . .. .. .... .. 1st J Reiehman ..... ... . . .. ,1st J B Lewis . ....... . . ... 1-2 S M",Kibbin ........ . .. . 1-2 T Roberts ..... .. .... . . . 1-2 R L Seedorf ..... .. ..... 1_2 E Ifurn ................. lst C E Hepner . ........... tat 'V J Feunekes . ...... .. 1st D Sa~hs .......... . ..... 1st M C \Vi1~on ... . .... . ... 1st A H Leonard .. ...... . .. 1st R ],I Riegler ., ....... . .. 1st D F Gillen .............. l st N P Case . .. ... .. ...... 1st L Grimm .. .. ... . ...... . 1lIt

S~ore

6 -1 5-< 6 · 0 5 -1 H-1~

~-I! , ., , ., , ., , .. 5!_ ! .., 5-< 5 ., 5-< 5 -1 ... H-I~ 5-< 5 -1 8-0 , .. 5 -1 5-< H-H 5-< 5 - I 4'_1~

411 · 1~ ... '"" H H H , ·0 5 ., 5~ - ;\ , .. '511 - i

correetion: Rosenberg beats Eucher. 39 Grah­am halls Howell . 41 Carlyte conks Kohut. 43 :lfitchell mauls :lletzler. 50 Rundlett rips Bizar. 51 De :llarinlS tops Pankln and ties Bilodeau. 52 Hough ties Hateh and topS Lllndstrom; Hatch downs Heidel. 64 Feder. Quiring lie . 55 Reilly rips Goodman. 56 Gor_ don. Crenshaw nick H a rkness. S8 Stephen fells Ferdinand; Stolzenberg stops 'Vaslilew. Stephen and ~·erdlnand. 61 Lawson ]lcks 'All'Zelere. 62 Malkin, Kruger rip Rattler; Weihe jars Johnson. S4 Thompson tops Rattler .

FINALS (Key: '63_Nf) Sections 1 _ 14; 1 Sildmetll wins from Col-11ns. 2 Rob inson fell~ FavorHe. 3 Kirchner best~ Lynch and Drcibergs but bows to Kent. 4 Bahr downs Van de Carr; Burdlek beats May. 5 Perea Jolts J_Ison. 7 Ferber (en~ von H a gel. 8 Chace chops Parr. 9 Lay withd,·aw~.

17th Annual Championship-p -1964 PRELIMINARY ROUND (Key: &4.N)

Sections 1 _ 129: 18 Gordon wln.'J trom Gullck. 29 Kramer withdrawn. 57 Klein tops (f) Miller. 63 Lake tops (f) Malsby. 68 Best beats AUg ti n. 72 Stein downs Donald. H Stein lick~ Larrabee. 83 Coveyou Jars Jami­son. 8S Bemero bests ',"eobber. 92 Itkin Withdrawn. 9'6 Kaman eonks 'Vlll1ams. 103 :lfoltchanorf mauls Hoduk. ]04 Bloom bests Berger -Ol"en. 105 Bee~ley cracks Crow. 110 Pehnee withdraws. 112 Roth rips Smart. 114 Steele clips Klinkner. U6 Tingle, End­sle~' top London. 119 F rank. Johnson nip Nagle. 120 Robinson routs Vandemark. 122 Vallee. Spencer drub Drag-onettt. 123 Dit!_ drich withdraws. loses (a) to Aleher. 12~ Howard downs Doren. ito 'Velhe ties Campbell and tops (a) 'Vebb. 127 Jamison b<>ws to Lachs but bests Arlhur; Patterson 1lcks Arthur, Callaghan, Jamison and Lachs but loses to Carson; ,\rthur lops (f) Callag­hun. 128 Jessen jolts Kawas. 129 Landey downs 'VOO<1.

Sections 130 _ 151: 130 Boldt wins from Gionfriddo; Jeans tops (a) Gentry; Gentry Withdrawn. 13 1 Ashley, O'Neill top Thomas; O'Xeili nips Scherrer. 132 Horne, Stark tie. 134 Stolzenberg stops Paterson and Peter­son. 136 Carper conks .Macek; Marklewlc~ bests Dollard but bows to Howard. 137 Keiser bests Bier; Smithers smites 0:':018; Klein ellps R .. berts and SmIthers. 138 Ash· Ie)· t<'lP~ Thomas. 140 LeVin lose~ to Joyce but licks Sherman. 141 Stys bows to Donln.'J but beats Stayart. 142 Angers tops Man_ tell. 143 D' Atri downs Gordon. 145 Mac _ Carty arubs Draughton. 146 Lenoir licks Eatman. H8 Rogers rips Hartwlek.

SEMI·FINALS (Key: 54.NI) Sections 1 - 44: 1 :llacormac wins from Wolf; Anderson tops (f) Browne. 4 Sandstrom bests Peck but bowe to Joyner. 5 Kramer wi thdra;lVn. 6 Van de Carr licks Lldral but loses to Zwell; Caroe conks Zwell. 7 Len~ lights on Lynch; Kramer withdrawn. 8 Aguilera. Kucera tie. JO Croyle, Woods tie; Oakes tops ·Woods and (a) Kramer. U ,Veininger whips Tabler. 13 Dunham bests Booth; Whittaker dips Klinger. 14 Pflumm conks Kolts. 15 Pransky tops Morris and ties Gurton; Kaye conks Gl b li>s. 16 Wright rips Demers and Scott: Bender bests Scott. IS Shre"c socks S idrys. 19 Fenner, Lane fell :lfason. 21 Kwartler licks Gustafson. 25 Blrsten. Young, Van de Carr and Pease pOund Custer. 28 Herrick tops Shipley; Prazak, Siegel tie . 32 Rosenberger bests \\·'ard. 35 Carson withdraws.

18th Annual Championshlpp-1965 Sect,,,ns 1 • 24: 1 Stauffer wins from Jachi_ mowic1.; McKaig conks Houser. 2 Carpenter ~tops Staufler. 3 H"aly ties Wllson arHI tOl'$ THeston. 4 Bettencourt, Loo beat Hold_ erort; Anders. Trimingham tie. 5 Ft!rnftndo tops Lundstedt. PI'S.)' and (a) Johnson. 6 De Vault licks MeFarland but loses to Behrens; Spangler ~ pills Cole. 10 Roberts riJ)~ Jo..ves. 11 Koehler whips ,Yard. 12 H all_ Ht. White tie. 13 Smith smites Goodale and ( f) Simms; Lynch licks Ash. 14 Rufty rips

Wil!ialll~. 15 Phipps jol ts Jamison. 16 Hendry drUbs Corrigan. IS Ja mison bows to Peny but bests l"rien;on: ~Ienzel tops Peay and ties f'rlerson: Ilyln .,· e r ks Pes y. 20 Ole". Lach quell Youngquist . 22 Kaczmarek mauls Knuth a nd Mcls?er; Ziegler n ips Knuth. 23 CUshleg stops Steel c : T a ylor loses 10 Kacz_ marek, withdraws. 2-1 Smldehcns. Smith smite Dudek ; Gault scrngs Smith and Skrzyplnskl.

Sections 25 - 49: 27 Yandemark wins (a) frOIll Keltner and Meyers: Keltner with­draws. 28 Pelsaeh licks Lldral. 29 Stu rte_ "/lnt, Weil t ic; Landey downs Hamil t on. 30 Sa"ageau cos hes Katz . 31 Schoffeld bes t~ Baker. 32 Buhalo biffs Darby. 33 Addelston loses to ~·lacConnell but licks Klein and ties \\'at~oll; Horne whit's 'Vatson; R ibowsky bows to Horne but beats Watson; Field withdrawn. 36 Quao;7.a quells ~'rallk. 37 ,Vhites lde tops Mayer and ties Potofsky; Maye,· mauls P otofsky, 38 Herdt whip$ Wlt ­Iln . 39 Schwartz licks Van Lith. ~2 Helper licks Smithers but loses to Brown . . 13 Neu_ mann, Gingras nip IIIoyer; Gingras bests Barone; Muir, Ba rone Illuul Meinwald. 44 Lo.temlna topa Geh"!nger and (a) Schultz. withdrawn. 45 e ll-mero withdrawn. 46 Mate beat3 Kleinman but bowa to Ene~co . 47 ,,-reyer whips Meyers and ,Vilder. 48 Beal. I'e - Instated, bests Ll eborand and Endsley; Boehm, Throop SJ< Endsley; Thropp beats Boehm and von H aMeL 49 Merkel w ithdrawn.

Sections 50· 79; 52 Bratten. Jlla~on win from Huber; 'Veltthotf whip lIIru..on. 54 Yevula nips O·Neill. "" Bancroft beats Powell but bows to BI·own. 56 DUbe downs Gle nn . 51 Bruce chops B lanc hard. 59 Berger_ Olsen whit's ,Vojtowlcz. CO Sildmets mauls :IIclntyre. 61 Gottesman bests Bachman; I~ogg jolts Jamison. 62 Stern stops L iming, Short'" and "fanln. 63 Ashley lieks Carpen _ ter and Pyle; Shatluck: tops Pyle. 65 Vallee routs Regan; Brown l>ows to Hegan but beats Mlgleovsky. 66 Bloom whips "\\'arren . 68 T!!Chopp loses to Goldberg but licks Pauleks; correction; Ezerlns won from Tschopp. 6~ Humphreys beats Balmuth. 70 Ketterer rips Itablnowit:.. 11 Hubbard llcks Levy and Geilish . 72 Jacob jars Shulman. a Sholman bests Borden. EntWistle and Good; Good ties r,'rumkin and tops IIfantell. H Bachman, Bmgg tic. 75 Staysrt downs DePaul. 77i3rlstol to ps Ward. 78 Klein Clips 'VaJlekl. 79 Goodman, Hall tie.

Sections 80· 9fI: 80 Strohan wins from 'Woosley. 81 Pariza stops Stulken; Butland bests Os,,\'ald a nd ;\-lunns. 82 ,Yang, Yehl .whip Schwartz. 83 Norin nips Valtkus and Ang.'Jtenberger. 84 Kaman COnk3 Paulekag, 85 Anders, Ashley tie; Anders , Orem and Carpenter down Hoaglund. 86 Tertel loses to Sachs, withdraws; Smith smite3 Rulz . 87 Charney bows to Drelbergs but beats Ward. 88 Pepper bests Peck. 89 Miller mauls Lo.rrondo a nd Pavitt. 92 Buczko nips Narkin_ sky: Carrigan bows to Buc~ko but beats Pennlston. 93 Zavanelli nips Siadak; Lar­zele"e ties Peterson and tops Siadak. 9~ RIley rips SandeT$ and Kaplan; T erte! wllh · dnuvs. 95 Bri30n withdraws. 97 Malllarrl. Yee bcst 13erres; Marschall m lJ.uls Miller. 98 Macek f!!ps Flaksman; lArzelere licks \Vegener. 99 Patteso n. Gus tafson and /lIac · Gregor mob !>Iorri ~ : Gllstafson m'''' ls l\rac­Gregor .

Sections 100· 119: 100 Brison withdraws. 101 Chlppas be$ ts Asbury. 102 Comer. Val­lee t ie: =-owak withdraws. los es (a) to Schnnf. 103 Gens . Robertie lick Ollellette: Gens, Goldberg tle; Robertie rips Sass and Haines. 104 G,-ara whips Wes tbrook. 105 f'a ttellOn tics Daniels and tOl'S Huekln. 107 Welling {]lIelis YounINlli$t: E><pOslto clou t ._ Klawitter. 108 13en nj 1lgton withdrawn. 109 Mayer mauls DI Joseph. 110 Gillespie lick~ Myel·$. llt Van Brunt fells Fisch; Victor.'· tops Mantell. il2 Orem fe ll s Foll ett. 113 O""I'al<l Jolts Johnson; Evans withdrawn. It.! FasollllO lIeks Ga~sen but loses to Nowak; Becker. G"s~en t ie; Nowak with_ draws . 115 Hobertle r ips l'age; COllins lops Page and ties .J . Hamiltoll. 116 Jepson jolt" Priddy. 111 .fncksoll smites Smith. liS Ban­c rott be~t Abrnm~on and Van de Carr but bows to Worrel!; AbramMn w i thdraws.

CHESS REVIEW, NOVEMBER, 196~ j

Sections 120 - 159: 120 Nielsen win, from Rapier. 121 Einltein topl Pale I n4 tie. Hamilton. IU Sherman mauls Pruitt. 123 GaiSllert bests 6o<lle but IOSM to LIllo:-;skl. 12:4 Webb ... hI~ Vondrul ka; Kaltnar wlth­dra.... . U6 Fa rbar teUs Hall and Buhalo; Xerr niPi 8uhalo and Gordon. US Youmans yerk .. Perry; Hendrlen. Perry and nobil" .... n drub Vekert. IH Hyde hai ti. Collen". 130 Gordon do ... ns Fay and $ tru .. ; NO .... k withdra. .. ·s. 131 Pranaky ha ll l H itch.. 132 Da.uiel . Endsley. Do.vi ..... and Bu(:ko lic k. LAwton. 133 l toacnwllid. Tiner tio. US Me· Kibbin Withdraw .. 131 PelithOry, Collins tOP Page; Parker lIeks Paulek .....

TOURNAMENTS NOTES Pr-oCjre" Reports for­

Golden Knl9hh Tournam .. ts

13th Annual Championship In the 1959 Golden Knights, two F inals

secUons have completed pl&)" and tbe contestants therein II core tIle toJlowln~, weighted. polnt totals: ·

59_Nf 22: S H Kowal. kl 43.45; R J K n eeream 30.5: D H Chambel'l 29.65; J N Douato 27.3; P Hildeb ran t 23.9; R H Fairbank 22.8 ; and J A U)'ln 18.8;

59_Nf 25 : n. Miller 33.5; F :-lulller 33.0; WE Stevens 31 .8; R B lais 30.8; A Gurton 28.5; F E Olms tead 18.3; and N Hess withdrew.

We stili have a number ol Finals to hear lrom ; but, melding thote lil ted above into the previous s tandlnls, we ba.ve the followlnl, prospective, cash_ pri:r:e winnerl.

PR ES ENT LEADERS· H Berllne:- ..... U . I R III Edbera- . .. 11.1 R Steinme)"er .. 41.1 E E HanMn .... 15. 1 n B I1derton .. 44.0 E R Weatlnr .. U .• R Sch~ler ..... H .O L R Klar .. .. .. 15.15 A SlkJos ....... 43.t5 L DreilHrtl . .. n .• N Do~manOrr .. '3.U a J Forbtr .... 1$.' D Fldlo'N ... . .. 4' .45 J F ShAW ..... 15.1 S H K owallkl .. 43.( 5 F Alhil Y . . . .... 16. 15 P Sherr ..... ... n.(5 J E Kilmer .... 35. 1 S A Poptol ..... 43.0 J Feldman ..... 15.0 n J Kneeru.m . d.O L M narr ...... 14.5 B Crowder ..... 41.7 R n Cov.)"ou ... 14.n n Verber ...... 41.7 B WI, elaner .. 14. 46 E ",Ieyer ... ... . 41.1 J fUet ... . . ... . " .1 T V K ildea. .. .. 40.. G Wood ........ 34.1 G C Gross ..... 40.6 W Bland. ..... .. 34.05 S S Johnson ... 40.1 M Sokol6l' ..... 34.1)5 F D DullcL! ... U.S n Miller ....... U.5 D Howard ...... 39.6 I Romanenko .. 13. ' II. Somerville ... 3$.6 L A Walker ... 13.35 J\.[ W Herrick ... n .55 R L Andereon .. 83.0 o E G<Xldud ... U .5 J Or .... onetU ... 13.0 o B Sach ...... 31.5 L Johnl-Qn . .... 33.0 A Lldac!s . ... . 31.3.5 F NUI .. r ... ... U .O J D PLlton .... U.S/! "In G Homlteln . n .' S WatterllOn ... 31.'5 L J n ose. ...... n.n M S ZItJ;man .. 33.35 E PoI,. r .. ... . . 32.' L Vlttes .. ... .. n.6'S D H Mil .... .. . 32.75 W L Eutman .. 3'7.45 S St Martin ... n . 4 J Healy ....... 31.' S Simcoe ...... 11.4 J Johnaton .... n.3 G BorGwleekl . . n .1 J A Vegulllo .. . n .25 G L Muneon ... U.:t5 J m~l<stlln ... U.f W E Stevens . . Sl.' S G Priebe .... 31.1 R B F llCher ... S1.11i L B JOyne:- .... U .7 C a GIbbe ... .. 11.7 E L Dayton ... U . ZS S lIont ..... ... 31.7 J A CUrdo ..... U.I I ZaiYI ........ 31.7

H 3.1 Avram .. . . n .'

14th Ann.al Championship In the 1960 Golden Knir;hts, two Flnal s

l ections have completed pia)" and tk e

'Weighted point totalt ar. beaed on the follow ing scllle: 1.0 pOlntl per Win In the prelim,,; 2.2 In seml-tln .. ll ; an!! 4.5 In linn)". Draws counl ha lf lhel6 valu ...

C:HES~ R~YIIW. NOVEMBEII , 1961

contestants therein score t he lollowlng. weighted_point totals;·

SO.Nt 23: D L Da rd 43.95; N D God. rrey 41 .25 ; R E Pohle 32.75 ; K K lein 31.8 ; H H Hyde %2.8; W T Morris 19.55; and D I~ C rowder withdrew ;

8O.Nf 24: R B I1dertoD. a. perrect score ! ",'_2; A Siklos 33.9; T Pelsach 32.9: G W Hardman 31.65; S D Kilker %8.3; J D Moore 20.05; and L A Roon withdrew.

15th Ann.GI C.ampio.ship In the 1961 Golden Knights, no new

Finals section has completed play. The following. however. have qualified tor assignment to the Finals: J A H ou ston. J H Mlrkll, J ~ Leve and J R C&mp. bell .

16th A •• ual Championship In the 1963 Golden KnIghts. ri"e m ore

contestants have qualified for Rulgn. ment to ·the F inals: H Gaughran, G McCatrrey, A S Walloch. K Graham and S. RUlld lett.

Soh.tions to CHESS 9UIZ No.1 mack's weakneSs 18 his Btuvldity. HI lookl to 1 PxN. Rx~'P e tc. You w in by I Qxn:

No.2 White has ind icated h i" weakneu. hil Klnl!" pOsition. You win by I . .. R-Q6: and la) Z BxR. Q mates; (b) I QxR. D-Rlt :5 K-RI. Nxpt ete. Ie) : N-B3. RxP I nd 3 loxn. Q rtUltes o r 3 P_lu. RxP 4 PxR. QxP ete. or (d) 2 QxP. RxKRP and. 3 QxQ. D-Rit a nd mate next or 3 B_Q4. B-RH 4 K-It! . BxPI S K-"l. B-R7t , K-RI. 8-B2} .~.

Ne. :5 Black's Queen pO.ition il hia main we6kneu. You win by I B -Q2 and (a.) 1 • • . Q-K7 Z BxN. and 2 . .. Px8 3 RxB Or ! ... H-BJ 3 R-NI. QxRP 4 BxQP; or (b) 1 .• . Q-B3 2 8 ltN. a.nd Z . • . QxD 3 RxU or 2 ... PxK 3 B ·N!>. Q a.way 4 DxO. I Dx N aiM) ... ·In.: ir 1 . .. n · m!? 2 R-NI! a nd, Ir 2 .•. l'xB ! 3 B_Q!.

No. 4 White's K ing PO"l tion Is h is ... eek . neu. You ma to by 1 •.• N_ r-:& and 2 Px:':. S -Q3 etc. or 2 P.N3. QxPt 3 nxQ. BxBt ete.

No, 5 "'hlte' ~ weakness Is manlfold-Queen on line with Rook, a nd various pln$. You win by 1 P -KS, ll-lll (probably but) 2 P-K6. BxP 3 P · Q5, B_B2 (probably best) 4 hN. II. piece tor two Pawns.

NO). 6 Whlte's King Is h la weakneu-l ... N.Q7t leads to mate: 2 NxN. Q males or l RxN. Q. RS t! and mate n~xt.

No.7 alack' lI KIng Is weak. You win by 1 RxN. lind (k) 1 . .. 8xn 2 Q-QJ or Q.B2: or (b) 1 ... K-N'Z 2 Q-Q3. and 2 . . . KxR 3 N-NH a nd mate next; or : .. . DX-R 1 Q mal .... ; or Z . .. R-nl 3 RxPf otc.

NO. a Anln. the Kin!':' Is weak. You win by 1 ... B- BZ and Z poNS. QxPt and mate next: or 2 Q-:':I. N-R4 and, I13Y. :5 R . Qt. "'''5t ~ Px:':. p,.p and mate folio .. · ..

No .• m lllek'" King Is ex~ and IIke..-ll!:! his Roek and. e\'en hi .. Qu~en : 1 :':-RSf. a nd (a) I . . . K_B: 2 Q-"7t. K-KI l "- U5t e te. or Z . . . K · X3. Q-B't etc. Or ( b) I · .. X-"3 (0.- R3) Z Q-~it, and (i) 2 ... K-ill 3 l ' -:':H. X-K3 ~ Q-mt elC. or (Ii) ! · .. KxN 3 Qxpt. and 3 . . . Q-f{J 4 1'-N41. K·N~ ~ p·Ult e tc.. or 3 ... X·Nt ~ Q-K7t. Q·B3 {on ~ . .. K ,,"way 6 Qx.H. White can win the ending) ~ P-HH. li nd the Whlto Pawns dri"e orf the K ing ISQ 13I.~ c k·.

Queen fall~ .

No. 10 'Vhitc's King p03ition !. w<>llk. \'ou mllte a rter 1 . .. ",,-Bit Z K _HZ. I)-ItSt.

t = eheck : l = db!. eheck; f = 41s. ch.

We have no new qualifiers (or the Semt-rlnals. a nd urge all who stili have games go l tl~ In the prelims to report ultra.promptl)'. TiDle·s. as 1he poet said, a _wutlng !

17 .. Ann.al Championship In the 19'~ Goldt'-Il ' ';:nhthts. rh'e more

contes tantl ha\'(" qua ltrled tor a ss ign_ ment to the Floals: F 0 Redmond, B L Neff, S Len:r:. A Donln l\ and G B Oakes.

The Ust ol quallrlera to the Semi. finilis has s limmed down. It lIee m s for t he fi rs t Ume. The qualilierli as of c urrent POltilll Morteml are : S K lein (2). R R Con,_ YOIl , R Sldr),s, R B urlingame. P Rot h. R C Howard. S S Lach s. J L Patterson . B i\! Lande),. D A Brandreth, C E Joyce and A Donln..

18th Annual Championship In the current Golden Knights, w h ich

c lole, for entry t h i. month, the rollow_ lng have qualilled lor aSi;ir;muent to the Sem i. tlnal .: W McKaig. J F H ealy. H E F ernando, W Koehler, A R utty, F G La.eh, B K a.esmarek, F Smldchens, E M GaUlt. L F Horne. R Lafemina. W M ChaClee. E Me),er, T A Thl'{wP. E Bruce. A S tern, n Bloom, R I~ Hubbard. B Shol_ man, G Good, E Frumkin, R B Abrams, C A Butland. M W Parlsa. M Ka man, L .Dr9lbergs, W G Robertle and M J Lawreoce .

As of the e nd of September. 169 sec_ t lODS were In play. We C~ure this to come lO 1183 contending. so far.

TIME COMP L AIN T S A. of I .. te Oc tober. we' re sUIi run_

ning WAy behind In answering time com_ pl .. lnts. Once P ostal Cheu corr1!tlpond. ence pllee up as It did during the sum_ mer, It r-a.pldly snowballs. We can only say your plaints wU! get attention. though belated.

We note In thIs large mass, however. that lew are at a ted as requested in the rules. Read and follow Rules 12, 13 and H . We can manage proper complaints faater, and .0 give you better satisfac_ tion.

.. . . . and, as lor that merger we were disculllng, Hagges trom- get lost !"

345

POSTAL GAMES from CHESS REVIEW fourney, .

Annotated by JOHN W . COLLINS

FOUR BY R. E. A. DOE The following ihree games and end_

game vividly illustrate the sharp attack_ ing style of R. E. A. Doe, the winnel' of the 1957_58 Golden Knights. The first game is aga.inst Lionel B. Joyner, former Canadian Champion and a past winner of the Golden Knights. the second is against Amold Agree, U.S.C.F. Expert fl"Om Brooklyn, the third against P . R. Taylol" or San Francisco, and the endgame Is against Joyner, too.

Championship Opposition White exploits a favor able positioll

with a Rook sacrifice on his 21st move in a game from first place, three.way playoff In the ]957_8 Golden Knights.

SIC ILI AN D EF E N SE

R. E. A , Doe

White 1 P- K4 2 N-KB3 3 P-Q4

P- QB4 P-Q3 p , p

L. B. Joyne r

Black

4 NxP N- KB3 5 N-QB3 P_Q R3 6 B-KN5 P-K3 7 P- B4 B-Q2

T wo important alternatives are: 7 , , ' Q- N3 8 Q- Q2, QxP 9 R-QNl, Q--RG 10 P- K5, P-R3 11 BxN, PxB with a com_ plicated position difficult to judge; and 7 . . . QK-Q2 8 Q- B3, Q- B2 9 0-0- 0, B-K2 10 P- KN·l, P- N4 11 BxN, NxB 12 P-N5, N- Q2 13 P- QR3, QR- NIH P-KR4, P - N5 15 PxP, RxP 16 P-R5, N-B4 17 P- N6, O- O! 8 Q- B3 9 0 - 0 - 0

N_ B3 10 Rx N 11 B-B4

B-B3 B-K2

Or 11 . . P- H3 12 B- R4, B- K2 13 KR- Ql, Q- IH H P - B5, P xP 15 QxP, QxQ 16 PxQ = (Persitz- Lombardy, 1957).

12 KR- Q1 Q-R4 13 Q- K2! . . , .

Th is move threatens 14 P - K5 and is stronger than 13 Q- K3 and 13 BxN.

13 . , , , 0 - 0

Noll' \\'hite obtains a clear adl'a!!tage. IS . . . P- I{S H D- R4, P- K4 15 Bx!\", BxD 16 HxP, PxP 17 N- Q5, BxN I S H/l xB is unsaUsractory fOl' Black also. It may be that Black must seek improl'e_ ments with 7 , , . Q-N3, 7 ... N-Q2 or 11 . P- RS.

14 P_K5! 15 P xP 16 B-Q2!

p , p N-Q4 . . , .

Now White threat ens to win two pieces wi th 17 NxN.

16 . . . . 17 BxN 18 B- Q3

N, N Q- B2

KR-Q1

With White obviously gl"(Hlping for a tremendous attack, Black ought to cur_ tail it as much as possible with 18 ... B-QN4.

19 R- KN4 P-QN4

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Undesirable but nex t move, (19) . ,

20 R_ B1

unavoidable, hCI·e or P- KNS is necessary,

R-Q2

21 RxPt!! Pre tty, precise and

21 . . . . 22 Q-R5

, , . . predictable.

K, R 8-B4

T he te xt is forced, in QxHPt and 23 Rxpt.

view of 2~

23 QxRPt K-B1 24 B-N 6! . , . ,

The thl·eat is 25 Q- RSt, K-K2 26 RxP mate, 24 . • • • K- K1 26 B_ N4 R-K2 25 Q-NSt B-.B1 27 B,R Q,B

0," ,- KxB 28 QxPt and mat e -, . . in two,

28 RxP K- Q2 If 28 .. Q-B·I, White wins by 2::1

RxDt K- Q2 30 Q- N7t, Q- E2 31 R- D7. 29 RxQt 30 Q-N7

Right. Left

B,R B, P

31 P_ K R4 B-Q4 32 P-R5 Resigns

White penetrates the right flank in ol-de r to win a Pawn on the left flank. Thi!> game is from the Finals of the 1956_7 Golden Knights.

NI MZO_INDIA N DEFENSE

R. E, A, Doe

White A , Ag ree

Black 1 P- Q4 2 P-QB4

N-KB3 P-K3

3 N_QB3 4 P-K3

B_N5 P- QN3

This is Bronstein's Variation. :l3lacll: will exel't pressure Oil his QD5.

5 N- K2

~ 8 - Q3. B- N2 6 N-B3 is the main alternative continuation.

5 . . . . B- R3 Ir ;;; , , . B-N2 6 P - QR3! Bla ck must

lose time (6 , , , D-1(2) or trade a Bishop for a Knight (6 . , . DxNt ), losing centcr control in either event.

6 N-N3 . , , .

It is a moot matter whethcl· th e text or 6 P-QR3, B- K21 7 N-B4 is better.

6.... 0-0 7 P- K4 P_Q4

Reshe l'sky-Keres, Z\ll'ich 1955. was even after 7 . . . P-QS 8 B- Q2, P-D4 9 P- QRS, B- R4 10 P- Q5, PxP 11 BPxP, BxD 12 KxB, QN- Q2 IS P - KRI, R -I{1 .

($ee diagram, top of next column)

8 BPxP! . ... S P- K5, N- K5! 9 NxN, PxN 10 B- K2,

N- 83 11 B-K3, N-R1 gives Blac), play against the Queen Bishop Pawn.

Position after 7 . , , P . Q4

8 , , , . B,B , K,B B,N

9 " . . PxP 10 P - K5 • N- Kl 11 Q-BS is no better for Blac1e

10 P,B p, p 11 P- K5 N-K5 12 P- B3! , , , .

This tJIl'Ust more or Icss forces the opening of the King Rook file and de_ t ermines the coul·se of the game.

12 , , , . Nx Nt Not 12 . . . NxQBP?? 13 Q- NS as the

Knigh t is los t. 01' 12 . . . N- N4 13 Q- QS followed by 14 P - KRA, and White has a I·eady_made attack .

13 PxN P- KB4 14 B_R3 R-K1

1-1 , . . R- n2 15 P-K6 ups ets Dlack . 15 Q-B2 P- N3

mack's text is very weakening but cannot be avoided in the long run.

16 K-B2 P_ B4 17 R-R6 , . . ,

Appearances to t.he contrary, it j;;

the Queen Knight Pawn, not the King Knight Pawn, which White wni Will .

l( PxP? is ]Uet by 17 , . . RxP. 17 , . , , P- R3

The King Hook Pawn needs additionnl protection. Preferable, however, is I i . . . N-Q2 18 R/I-Hl, N- Ul. But eve!) s o mack must eventually s uccumb to White's passed Paw!), Bishop for Knight, King_Rook_file pressure and the 1)0-tential break by P- N4,

18 P-N4! Q-N4

On 18 ... KBPxP 19 RxPt! PxR 2(} QxPt, K- Bl 21 R- Rl, the re is no defense agains t t he threat of 22 H- RSt,

19 R/1_ R1 R- R2 20 NP xP QxBP

White \dns a fter 20 . . . NPxP 21 R/I - H5.

21 Q , Q P ,Q 22 RxNP . . , ,

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Now, wi th a Pawn ahead, th e ending is easily won.

22 " ,. 23 PxP

Px P N-Q2

'White took every

Clever Chess

24 R- Q6 N- B1 25 RxQP Resigns

posi tional trick.

Black falls into an old opening trap. But White must still play clever ches~ to win . T his game is from the J<'lnals of the 1957_8 Golden Knights.

VIE NN A GAM E

R. E. A. Doe Wh ite

1 P- K4

P. R. Taylo r Black

P- K4 • • • • 2 N- QB3

Tartakover wrote that not threaten anything.

this m ove does

2 . , , . N_KB3

· . , ' 3 P- B4

If 3 8-B4, 3 . NxP is quite good.

3 , . . , P- Q4

!\ow t he opening Is a nalogous to a Falilbeer Counter Gambit (in t he King 's Gambit).

4 BPxP 5 P_Ql

NxP • • • •

5 N- B3 is usual, and probably best. On 5 Q- B3, Black has 5 . . . N- QB3!

5 , . . • Q- R5t

Black falls in to WUl'zburger's Trap. 5 ... NxN 6 PxN, P - Q5! instead, offers ~ I acl!: a promising game,

6 P- N3 NxP 8 NxP B- KN5 7 N-B3 Q-R4 9 B-N2 Bx N

Or 9 . NxR 10 NxPt, K- Q2 11 NxR, N- B3 12 B- K3, P - B3 13 P- Q4. PxP 14 P - Q5, and White ought to win.

10 Qx B QxPt

Trading Queens means a lost ending. 11 K-Q 1 •...

Now 12 R- Kl is a threat.

11 . . • • Nx R 12 B_B4 ! · . . ,

There is plen ty of time to capture the King Knight and the Joss of the Queen Knigh t Pawn Is Irrelevant. What counts Is development and the attack.

12 .. . , Q- B4 13 K- Q2 N- B3

On 13 .. . N-R3 ]4 R- KJt, White I'.'\ns the Queen : 14 , .. K- Ql 15 BxPt or 14 , . , K-Q2 15 8 - R3; or a piece: '4 .. . B- K2 15 RxBt.

14 B- R3 15 NxPt 16 Q- Q5t

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Q-Nl K-Q1 B-Ql

16 .. . K- K2 17 R - K1t leads to ma.te.

17 N- K6t!

An artistic touch. 17 . , • . 18 QxBt 19 R-K 1

• • • •

Px N K-K1 P_ K4

Or 19 B- N5.

. . . N- K2 20 RxP, Q- B2 21

20 Q-Q7t 21 B-K3

K-B1 · . . .

Now 22 D- B5t and 22 R-B1t threats.

21 . . • . R_K 1 22 R- B1 t K-N1 23 Q- Q5t Resig ns

It is mate in t wo. 'White never stop to recapture the King Knight.

A Novel Drown Ending

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did

"This ending Yirtually decided the ouL come of the playoff. I was fo r tuna te to reach an ending as Lionel overlooked a win ten mOl'es earlier. The play seem s to indicate a forced draw and {hll draw_ ing method at the end was (to me at least) a novel one."-Doe.

R, E. A, Doe

L, B . Joyner 48 P_ R5 , . . ,

If 48 K- N5, H.- QNa 49 R- B7t, K- ::''I. White must resume protecting lli~

Knight Pawn,

48 .. .. 49 K_K4?

K-K2

· . , . Wh ite's Idea Is to get the King to

QR5. But he ca n after 49 R- Q5 !

49., .. K- Q2 50 K_Q4 R_KB3!

The only move. 50. . K- K2 51 R- Q5 cuts off Black's K ing and allows 52 K- B5. And White wins on 50 R- K3 or R- Q3 51 R--Q5(t); or 50 . .. R- QN3 51 K- B4.

t = check ; : = db!. c heclr. ; • = dl • • ch.

51 R-Q5t · . . . 51 R- N5, threatenIng 52 K- B5, is met

by K-Q3. 51 .. , . K_ B2

It is essential fOI' the King to be 011

the Queenside. 52 K_B5 53 R-N5 54 R-KB5

54 .. ..

R- K R3 K-N2 · . . .

K- R2! ! "The saving move." -Doe . On any

othel' K ing move, 55 P-.1\"60) wins; or. if 54 . .. H- K3, 55 R- Dit WillS.

55 R_K5 • • •

Now 55 P- N6t ends in a draw: 55 . . RxP 56 R- n7t, R-.1\"2 57 RxRt,

KxR 58 K- Q6, K-·Dl 59 K- K7, P - R3 60 K- B7, K- Q2 61 K- X6, K-K2 62 KxP, K - 81 63 K- R7. K- B2.*

55 , . . , K-N2 56 K- Q5 · . , .

White abandons all hope of his King infiltrating the Queenside and thus of advancing his Knight Pawn. 8 0th 56 P- N6, R - B3t and 57 . . . RxP{t) and 56 R- K7t, K- Bl obviously fai l.

56 . .. , R- QN3 57 R-K7t K-N 1 58 RxP , . . .

For want of a better line, 'White tries to win t he Rook and Rook Pawn vs. Rook ending. A draw in most cases, it is a sure one llere because White's Rook is in fl 'ont of the Pawn, Bla ck's Rook has lateral checks and Black's King is safe on the far side of the board. The exception holds true here that the de_ fending King against a Rook Pawn does not need to reach the queening square.

If 58 K- B5, 58 ... U- KR3 draws. 58 . . . . RxPt 59 K_B6 R-K B4! 60 R- R6 · , , .

60 R- l\"7t , K -Dl 61 R- N5, R- 83t 62 K - 85. R- B4t 63 K- B4, R-B5t 64 K- Q3, H- KR5 also draws. 60 • ' ' . K-R2! 63 K-K7 61 R- R8 R- B3t 64 P- R6 62 K-Q7 R-B4 Dra w n

R- B4 R-B3

On 65 K-B7, R- D2t 66 K- K6, White m ust apPl"Oach the Rook to evade checks; and, after 66 . .. R -B3t 67 K- Q5, R- R3 68 P-R7, nothing else works, and 68 . .. R-H3 dl·aws.

Black found the only IIl01'eS (after 49 K-K4 ?) t o draw in this delicate end_ game.

• By a curious co·lncidence, this line "Seml­echoes" the theme of "The F inish ing '·ouch." page 330. this month. - Ed.

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE ROUND - 1965

QUARTER FINALS - Bracket B

1 Mikhail Tahl %

2 1

3 o

4 1

5 V,

Laios Portisch 1;' o 1 1 V,

Tahl vs. Por-tisch. Bled. Yugoslavia

Gam e 1 ENG L1 SH O PENING

Wh ite : Portisch Black : Tahl 1 N-KB3, P-QB4 2 P-B4, N-QB3 3 N_ B3, N-B3 4 P_ KN3, P_KN3 5 B- N2, B- N 2 6 0-0, 0-07 P-Q3, P-QRS 8 P_QR3, R- Nl 9 R-Nl, P_QN4 10 PxP, PxP 11 P_QN4, Pxp 12 PxP, P-Q3 13 B_Q2, 8 - Q2 14 Q- Bl , R_ B1 15 B_ R6, N- Q5 16 Nx N, BxB 17 Qx e, RxN 18 Q-Q2, Q-82 19 KR-Bl, R_ Bl 20 RxR, QxR 21 QxQ, RxQ 22 K-Bl, P_K4 23 N-N3, 8-K3 24 N-R5, R_ B? 25 N_ N7, B_ N5 26 P-B3, 8- Q2 27 NxP, N- Q4 28 N-K4, P-B4 29 N- B5, 8-83 30 K - B2, N- B6 31 R- Kl , N- R7 32 R- QN1, N-B6 33 R- Kl, R-N7 34 N_ R6, K-B2 35 8-81 , N- R7 36 R_Q1 , NxP 37 NxN, RxN 38 R-Bl, 8-Q2 39 R- BS, K- K3 40 P _ K4, R-N 7t 41 K- K3, RxP 42 P_Q4 (sealed move), PxPt 43 KxP , PxP 44 P x P, R- Q7t 45 B-Q3, R- Q8 46 P - K5, P - N5 47 K- K3, K-K2 48 R- B7, K-Q1 49 R_ N7, R_ KN8 SO B-B4, RxPt 51 K-Q4, P-N6 52 K-Q5, R- QS6 53 R- N4, K_K2 54 R-N7, P_ N7 55 K- Q4, R-B7 56 B- R2, K-K 1 57 P-K6, B- B1 58 Rx RP, BxP 59 B_N1, 8 _ B4 60 R_QN7, R_ R7 61 B_ R2, K-Q1 62 K-B3, R- B7t 63 K-N3, P_ N4 64 K_ R3, P- N5 65 RxP, P_ N6 66 RxR , 8xR 67 B_ Q5, K_ K2 68 K- N2, K_Q3 69 8 _ N2, 8-R5 70 K- 83, B_ 83 71 8 _ R3, K- K4 72 K- Q2, K-85 73 K_ K1, 6 - N4 74 B_ 88, K-K6 75 B- N7, B-Q6 76 B_N2, B-K7 77 B- B6, B- B5 78 B-N7, K- B5 79 B_ B6, B-Q6 80 B-N7, K-N4 81 B_ N2, B- R3 82 K- Q2, K-B483 K- K1 Dra wn .

Game 2

Whi t e: T ah l

CARO.KANN D E FENSE

Black: Port ise h

For gam e , and commen ts by E uwe , see pa ge 264, September, and comments by Trifu novich, see p. 333, t his issue .

Game 3 NiMZO.IN D IA N DEFENSE

W hite : Portis ch Black : Tah l

1 P-Q4, N_ KB3 2 P-QB4, P-K3 3 N_Q B3, B- N5 4 P-K3, 0 - 0 5 B_Q3, P- Q4 6 N-83, P- QN3 7 0 - 0, B- N2 8 PxP, P xP 9 B_Q2, QN-Q2 10 Q_ B2, P_B4 11 N- K5, Nx N 12 PxN, N_ K5 13 BxN , PxB 14 KR _Q1 , Q- K2 15 P-QR3, B_ R4 16 NxP, BxB 17 RxB, QxP 18 N- Q6, B- B3 19 Rj1_ Q1, QR_Q1 20 Q- N3, R-Q2 21 P_ K4, Q-K 3 22 QxQ, PxQ 23 P- K5, B-R5 24 R-QB1 , R- B4 25 R- K2, R- B5 26 P_ B3, R-Q5 27 K- B2, R-Q6 28 R- B3, RxR 29 PxR, P-KN4 30 N-K4, R-Q6 31 NxNP, B-Q2 32 R-K3, R- Q7t 33 K-N3, K_ N2 34 N-K4,

6 V,

7 1 o

a 1 o

Totals 5V2-21f2

W 0 L 431 1 3 4

R- R7 35 P- QB4, K- N3 36 P- KR4, P- KR 3 37 P- R5t, K- B2 38 K_ R3, B- B3 39 N-Q6t , K-N2 40 P- N3, P- R3 41 P-B4, P-N4 42 P xP, PxP 43 P - B5, B-Q2 (S ealed m ove ) 44 P- B6t Black r es ign s.

Gam e 4

White : T a h l

FRENCH DEFENSE

Black: Portiseh

Gam e and comments on page 3:H .

Game 5 NIMZO.1 NDIAN DE F EN SE

\-Vhite: Portisch Bla ck : Tah l

1 P_Q4, N- KB3 2 P _QB4, P- K3 3 N- QB3, B- N5 4 P-K3, 0 - 0 5 B- Q3, P- Q4 6 N_ B3, P- B4 7 0 - 0, N- B3 8 P- QR3, B-R4 9 BPxP, KPx P 10 P x P , BxN 11 PxB, B-N5 12 P- B4, N- K4 13 B- N2, NxN t 14 PxN , B_R6 (see d iag r am ) 15 PxP, QxP 16 BxN, Px B 17 K- R1 (see comment un der d iag ram), KR-Q1 18 R- N1 f, K- R1 19 B_ K2, QxQ 20 QRxQ, RxR 21 BxR, R- QB1 22 8_N3, RxP 23 8xP, P-KR3 24 P _ B4, R_ B6 25 R- R1, R-B7 26 K_ N1, P- N4 27 8 - Q5, P-QR4 28 B-N2, B- 84 29 B_ B1, R_ N7 30 R-Q 1, P-N5 31 PxP, PxP 32 R- Q8t, K- N2 33 K_ N2, P- N6 3l R- N8, 6 - K5f 35 K-N3, R-N8 36 P_ 63, B- Q4 37 B_Q3, R- N8t 38 K- B2, R- K R8 39 K-N2, R-K840 K-B2, R- KR8 41 P _ K4, RxPt 42 K- K3, B_ B2 43 R-N6, R_ R4 44 P- B5, R- R8 45 P- B4, R- R6t 46 K-Q2, R-B6 47 P _K5, RxP 48 RxBP, 6 _ B5 49 R-N6t, K-B1 50 R- 66t , K- K2 51 BxB, RxB 52 R-QN6, R- K5 53 P-66t, K_ B2 54 R- N7t, K- B1 55 R- N8t, K-B2 56 R-N7t , K-B 1 Dra wn.

Por t isch-Ta hl, Game 5

A fte r the text moves to 16 . , . PxB, White loses on 17 B xPt , KxB 18 QxQ, R- N l t 19 K - RI, B-N7t and 20 . . . B xP§. And, after 15 , , . BxR, 'W hite has two (s t rong) Pawn s for th e E xchange.

t = c heck ; ~ _ db!. check; ~ _ d is. e h.

Game 6 CARO. KANN DEFENS E

'White : Tah l Black: Po rtiseh

1 P- K4, P-Q B3 2 N_QB3, P_Q4 3 N- B3, B_ N5 4 P-KR3, BxN 5 QxB, N-B3 6 P- Q3, P- K3 7 P_ R3, B_ B4 8 P_ KN4, 0 - 0 9 P- KR4, QN- Q2 10 P-N5, N_K 1 11 B-R3, P_B4 12 PxBP, PxP 13 B_ 84, Q- K2 t 14 Q_ K2, P _KN3 15 QxQ, BxQ 16 0-0- 0, N-N2 17 B- N2, N-N3 18 B-K5, KR-K1 19 QR-K 1, QR- Q1 20 K-Q 1, 8 _Q3 21 Bx6, Rx B 22 RxR t , NxR 23 P_ R5, N-N 2 24 Px P , PxP 25 R_ R6, N_Q2 26 N- K2, N_ B1 27 K-Q2, N/2_ K3 28 P _ KB4, P-R4 29 P- Q4, K- N2 30 K- K3, N- Q2 31 N_ N3, P_B4 32 N_ K2, N- N3 33 P-N 3, R-Q2 34 PxP, P- Q5t 35 NxP, NxN 36 PxN, NxPt 37 K_ K2, R_Q3 38 BxP, RxP 39 B_Q5, NxP 40 R_ R3, R_ N5 D!'awn.

Game 7 N I MZO. IND IAN D EF E NSE

White: Porti sch Bla ck: T ah l

1 P_ Q4, N- KB3 2 P- QB4, P- K3 3 N- QB3, B-N5 4 P _ K3, 0 - 0 5 N_ B3, P-QB4 6 B-K2, P- Q47 0 - 0, BP xP 8 KPxP, N_B3 9 B_ N5, B- K2 10 R_ B1 , P- QN 3 11 BxN, BxB 12 P xP, P xP 13 Q-R4, B- N2 14 KR- Q1 , P- QR3 15 Q- N3, R- K1 16 B_81, N- R4 17 Q- B2, R_OB1 18 R- K1 , RxR 19 RxR, N_ B5 20 B- Q3, P - N3 21 Q- K2, P- QN4 22 N- K5, BxN 23 P x S , P-Q5 24 N-Q1, Q- N4 25 P-B4, QxBP 26 P_ K6, B- Q4 27 R-B1, Q- N4 28 PxPt , BxP 29 P- QN3, N- K4 30 P-QR4, B-Q4 31 B- K4, Bx P 32 PxP, B- B5 33 Q- QB2, Px P 34 B-Q5 t, K- N2 35 BxB, P xB 36 Q- K4, R- 01 37 P- R4, Q-N6 38 Q- N7t, R-Q2 39 Q- B8, R- KB2 40 RxR t , KxR 4 1 Q- B7t, K- K3 (ad journed) , Vh ite resigns.

Game 8 RUY LOPEZ

W hite : T ah l Black: Portisch 1 P- K4, P_ K4 2 N_ KB3, N-QB3 3 B_ N5 , P- QR3 4 B- R4, N- B3 5 0 - 0, B-K2 6 R_ K1, P- QN4 7 B_ N3, P- Q3 8 P-B3, 0 - 0 9 P- KR3, N-Q2 10 P- Q4, B- B3 11 P- QR4, N-R4 12 B- B2, N-N3 13 RPxP, RPxP 14 QN- Q2, P- B4 15 PxB P, PxP 16 N-R2, P- B5 17 N- N4, BXN 18 P xB, 8 - N4 19 N- B3, BxB 20 Qx B, Q- 82 21 Q- K3, N-Q2 22 KR- Q1, N- QB3 23 P - QN3, N-R4 24 P-N4, N- Q63 25 P-N5, RxR 26 RxR, Q-N3 27 QxQ, NxQ 28 R_ R6, R- N1 29 N- Q2, N- Q1 30 N- B3, N-63 31 N_ R2, K- B1 32 N- N4, K- K2 33 N_ K3, K-Q3 34 N- Q5, NxN 35 PxN , KxP 36 P-B3, NxP (or 36 . . . N--Q I 37 B- K 4 mate ) 37 PxN, K-Q5 38 R-R7, K_B6 39 axp, Kx P 40 RxP, K_ B6 4 1 RxP, P-N5 42 R- Q 8 7, P- N6 43 P- N6, P-N7 44 P_ N7, P- N8(Q )t 45 BxQ, RxB t 46 K- B2, R- N1 47 K-K3 Black resigns,

IT'S YOU R i\"lOVE! Remember! Gi ve liS s ix weeks notice of change o r addres s . Copies do not ge l forwarded and ,l lso can take weeks en. r ou te . S o w e mus t ha.ve notice ea rly !

CHESS REV IEW, NOVEMBER, 1~iS5

Larsen vs. Ivkov. Bled. Yugoslovia Game 1 RETI OPENING

White: Larsen mac k: Ivkov

Fot' gam e, and comments by 'frifuno_ vich on thi s and olhet' games , see Octo _ bel', page 301,

Game 2 QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE

,Vhite: Ivkov Black: Larsen

1 P_Q4, N-KB3 2 P-QB4, P-K3 3 N- KB3, P-QN3 4 P_KN3, B-N2 5 B- N2, B-NSt 6 B-Q2. BxBt 7 QxB, P_Q3 8 0-0, 0-0 9 N-B3, N-KS 10 NxN, BxN 11 QR_ Bl , N-Q2 12 KR-Q1, Q- K2 13 Q-NS, QxQ 14 NxQ, BxB 15 KxB, N_ B3 16 P- QN4, KR- Q1 17 K-B3, K_B1 18 N- K4, NxN 19 KxN, K-K2 20 P_ N4, P- QB3 21 P-QR4, P-QR4 22 P-QN5, P-QB4 23 PxP, QPxP 24 P-B4, P-B3 25 P_R4, P-R4 26 PxP, RxR 27 RxR, R-Rl 28 R- KN1, K-B2 29 R_Ql, K_K2 30 R_KN1, K_B2 31 R- Q1, K-K232 R_KN1 Drawn.

Game 3 RETI OPENING

Wh ite: Larse n B lack : Ivkov

1 N-KB3, P-QB4 2 P-KN3, P_KN3 3 B-N2, B_N2 4 0-0, N- QB3 5 P-Q3, P-Q3 6 N_B3, P-K4 7 P_K4, KN _ K2 8 N_ KR4, 0-09 P-B4, PxP 10 PxP, P-B4 11 B-K3, N- QS 12 Q-Q2, Nj2-B3 13 N_ B3, Q_R4 14 QR-Ql, B-Q2 15 N-Q5, QxQ 16 RxQ, NxN t 17 BxN, N- Q5 18 B-N2, QR_ Kl 19 P-B3, N-K3 20 PxP, PxP 21 B_B2, R-B2 22 R-Kl, N_ Bl 23 RxR, BxR 24 R_ K2, B-Q2 25 N_ B7, B_QB3 26 B-Q5, BxB 27 NxB, N_N3 28 P_KR4, B_B1 29 R-K6, N-K2 30 RxP, NxN 31 RxN, P-N3 32 K- N2. P_ KR4 33 K_ B3, K_ N2 34 P-R4, K-B3 35 P-B4, K-K3 36 P-Q4, PxP 37 BxP, B_K2 38 P _ R5, BxP 39 PxP, PxP

140 BxP, B-B3 41 P-N4 (sealed move) , R-61 42 R- Q6t (collllllentat Ot'S ~ay L a l'sen threw awa y his win by t his exch ange o f Roo ks ), KxR 43 B- B5 t , K_B3 44 BxR, 6-B6 45 P- N5t , K-N3 46 B_K7, B-K847 6 - B6, K-B4 48 K_K3, K_N3 49 6-Q4t, K_ R4 50 K-K2. B-R4 51 K-B3, B-K8 52 B-K3, B_B6 53 K_N3, B-K8t 54 K-R3, P- R5 55 B_Q4, 8 - N6 56 B-B3t, K_N3 57 B-Q2, 8-B7 58 K-N2, B-B4 59 B-Kl , B-Q3 60 B-B2t , K_ R4 61 K_ B3, P_R6 62 B-Kl t , K-N3 63 B-82t , K-R4 64 8-K3, K-N5 65 P-N6, KxP 66 P-N7, B-Nl 67 K-N3, K_Q4 68 KxP, K-B3 6\) K_ R4, KxP 70 K-N5, K-B3 71 KxP, K_Q4 72 K- N6, BxP 73 BxB Drawn.

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l,' II' . i u! , , I 1

"FI'om he ... , on. It' ~ JUSt (l, matter of tec h · ..,.iqu e. illl l [ :won't re~ign bee""~e YOIII' t ech· .... iq ll e b non·e xls t ent. "

CHkSS RlVIEW, NOVEMBER, 1965

Bent Larsen Bora Ivkov

Game 4

White: Ivkov

1 1 o

4 1 o

SLAV DEFENSE

B lack: Larsen

5 1 o

FOI' game , and com ments by 'J' t'ifuno. v!ell. see Oc tober, page 303,

Game 5 SICILIAN AEVERSED White : Larsen mack: Ivkov 1 P- KN3, P_ K4 2 P-QB4, N_Q63 3 B-N2, P_KN3 4 N-QB3, B-N2 5 P-Q3, KN-K2 6 R_Nl, P-QR4 7 P-K3, 0-0 8 KN_K2, P-Q3 9 0-0, B- K3 10 N-Q5, N-B4 11 P-QR3, N-Nl 12 P-K4, N_Q5 13 NxN, PxN 14 P_KR4, P-QB3 15 N_B4, B_Q2 16 P-QN4, PxP 17 PxP, N-R3 18 Q-N3, R_Nl 19 R_R1, N_ B2 20 B-Q2, P_QN4 21 P-B5, PxP 22 PxP, R-Rl 23 KR-Bl, Q_Bl 24 P-R5, N_K3 (see diagram) 25 N-QS, PxN 26 RxR, QxR 27 PxP, NxP 28 RxN, A_ Bl 29 RxRt, QxR 30 P-Q6, B- Bl 31 B-Q5, Q-Kl 32 B-KB4, PxP 33 Q-Ql, B_N5 34 Q-QB1, B-Q2 35 Q-BS, P-R5 36 PxP, B_N2 37 B_ K4, Q-K3 38 Q-N5, Q-B3 39 K-61, P-N5 40 K_Kl, QxQ 41 PxQ (sealed move), B-R5 42 K-Q2, P-B3 43 P-N6, PxP 44 BxP, K_Bl 45 K-Bl. 6-Kl 46 B- B5, B-R5 47 B-Q2, K_K1 48 K_N2, K_Q1 49 6xP, 6_Q2 50 B_K4. P-B4 51 B-QS, B-N4 52 B_K6, B-Q2 53 B-N3, B- QB3 54 B-K6, B-Q2 55 BxB, KxB 56 K_N3, K_B3 57 K_ B4, B-63 58 P_ B3, B-K4 59 8_B5, B_N6 60 P-Q7, KxP 61 K-Q5, B-B2 62 BxP, B-Q3 63 B_K5, 6_K2 64 B_B4, B_B3 65 B_ K3, B_N2 66 B-B2 mack re signs.

Game 6 SLAV DEFENSE

Whi te : Ivkov Black : Larsen

1 P_QB4. N_ KB3 2 N_QB3, P-K3 3 N-B3, P-Q4 4 P _Q4, P- B3 5 P-K3, QN_Q2 6 B-Q3, PxP 7 BxBP, P-QN4 8 B-Q3, 6-N2 9 P-K4, P- N5 10 N_QR4, P-B4 11 P_ K5, N_Q4 12 NxP, BxN 13 PxB, NxBP 14 B_N5t . K-Bl 15 Q-Q4, Q-N3 16 6_K2, P_KR3 17 0-0, P-N3 18 B-0.2, K-N2 19 QR-Bl, QR_B1 20 Q-R4, P-N4 21 Q-N4, N-K5 22 RxR, RxR 23 QxN, N-B5 24 Q- K3, QxQ 25 PxQ, Nx6t 26 K_B2, P-N5 27 N-Nl, NxN 28 R-Bt , RxR 29 BxR, BxP 30 KxN, B_Q4 31 B-Q2, 6xP 32 BxP, K-N3 33 K-B2, K-B4 34 B-B3, P_K R4 35 K_N3, K_N4 36 P- R4 t , K_ B4 37 B-Q4. P-R4 38 8-63, P-R5 39 6_Q4, K-K5 40 K_B2 Drawn.

I.,arsen- I\'kov, Game 5

Pos illon after 24 N- K3

6 V,

7 o 1

a 1 o

Totals Sh-2V2

W D L 4 3 1 1 3 4

Game 7 KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE

White: Larse n Bla ck : Ivkov 1 P_ KN3, P-KN3 2 B_N2, B_N2 3 P-Q4, P-Q3 4 P_K4, N_K63 5 N-K2, 0-0 6 0 - 0, P-K4 7 PxP, PxP 8 P-N3, N- B3 9 B-N2, R-K1 10 QxQ, RxQ 11 N_A3, B_ K3 12 QR-Ql, N-Kl 13 N-Bl, N-N5 14 P-QB3, N- R3 15 N-Q3, R_Q2 16 N-N4, N-B4 17 RxA, NxR 18 A_Ql, P_QR4 19 N- Q5, P-QS3 20 N-K3, P-R5 21 P-QN4, 6 - Bl 22 NjR- B4, P-R6 23 B-QB1, N-B2 . 24 P_B4, PxP 25 PxP, N_N4 26 B_Q2, B-R3 27 R-K61, R-Q1 28 A-B2, N-B3 29 B-Kl , R-Q6 30 B-Bl, R-Ql 31 B-N2, A-Q6 32 B_Bl, 6xN 33 BxR, BxB 34 R-Q2, BxKP 35 R-Q8t K-N2 36 P-B4, BxP 37 K_B2, N_B2 38 B_ B3, N_K3 39 A-QA8, P-R4 40 P-65, P_KN4 41 AxP (sealed move), BxP 42 R-R7, P-N5 43 N_B1, B_ B5 44 N-N3, B-N3 45 N-K2, P- R5 46 NxB, NxN 47 RxP, B-K5 48 R-K7, P-N6t 49 K_ Kl, P-R6 50 RxB, P-R7 \Vhi te r esigns.

Game 8

Whi te : Ivkov

ALEKHINE DEFENSE

B lack: Larse n

Fot' game, and comments by Tl'ifuno. "jch, s ee Oc tobel'. page 303.

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by DR. MAX EUWE Former World Champion

NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE: The Spassky Variation

O NE can imagine that, the fi rst time the Nimzo·Indian was played in an im portant game (probably Rubinstein- Alekhine, St. Petersburg

1914), 3 . .. B-N5 was considered biza rre and not in agreement with the recognized ru les. What is the use of th is move? Does Black in· tend to trade off his K ing Bishop for the Knight and, a t the same lime, strengthen the White center?

Only la ter was it real ized that White's doubled Pawn, after . . . BxNt , can become a weakness and that the move exercises pressu re on the center and, for instance, prevents White's P- K4. The questi on of the best continuation after 3 ... B- N5 has not been solved in the fifty years since. The f irst re·action against an unusual move has often been to con tinue in the norma l way; in th is instance, that is 4 B-N5 (see fir st diagram below) .

After 4 . . . P-Q4, the game reverts to the well·known field of the Orthodox Defense (actually, the Manhattan Variation ) . Such of course, however, is not Black's intention. The Nimzo-Indian was not chosen in order to provoke 4 B- N5. Black di sposes of other continua­tions, pursu ing the Bishop by . .. P- KR3 and , .. P-KN4, attacking White's Queenside by . , . P- B4 and . , , Q-R4 or a combina tion of these plans.

Without reliable reasons, perhaps, 4 B-N5 was soon put aside for other moves such as 4 Q- B2, 4 Q-N3, 4 P-K3, 4 N- B3 and 4 P- QR3, Only in the last decade was 4 B-N5 adopted again, mainly because of some spectacular successes by the Leningrad Bor is Spassky : aga inst Smyslov in 1953 (Spassky was then emly a boy) ; against Keres in 1957 ; and once more aga inst Keres in the lhird game of his recent Challengers Round match. A Russian magazine states " It is not any wonder that Spassky seized his own sharp weapon in his hour of danger" (Keres led at the time by 2Y2.P/2) '

White 1 P- Q4 N-KB3 2 P- QB4 P- K3

4 . , . ,

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3 N- QB3 4 B- N5

P- KR3

Black B- N5 . . . ,

Insertion of this move faCilita tes Black's game; for. after 5 B- R4 , he can unpin at any m oment, by . .. P- KN4. Moreover, aftel' th e retreat, 5 B-R4, the Bishop is excluded from defense of the Queenside.

Still, in some games, Black has pre. ferre d 4 . . . P- B4 without the prepa ra. tion by ... P - KR3 ; tor there are (a few) val'jations in wh ich the Bishop's being on N5 is better (or Black than its being on R1.

5 B-R4 . . , . 5 BxN, DxNt 6 PxB, QxB is quite satis.

factory for Black; 7 P- K4. P-Q3. 5 , . , . P_ B4

t = ehedr. ; ; = 4bl, check: I = 41 • . ch.

The logical variation: Black tries t o take advantage of the absence of th e Queell Bishop on the Queenside by start. ing an attack on the vulnerable wing.

6P- Q5 . . ,.

After 6 P- K3, Q- R 4 7 Q-N3. N- K5, Black is a little better (Retl- Marshall, Brno 1928).

The Bas ic Posit ion

Now Black has an abundance of possi. ble continuation s.

We may first dismiss the least im. portant.

6 . . . P - KN 4 is too wild and is promising only i f , after 7 B- N3, N- K 5 8 B- K5, 0 - 0 , White weak ly plays !J P- K3. Then 9 . . . P-Q8 is very strong. But White h as better in 9 Q- B2 and, at t he least. gains a small adva ntge.

6 . . . BxNt is prematur e. White is somewhat preferable after 7 PxB, P- K4 8 P-K3, P- Q3 9 Q- B2, QN- Q2 10 B- Q3, Q- K2 11 P- D3.

6 . . , NxP is fanta stic and not quite conect: 7 BxQ, NxN 8 Q- N3, N-K5§ 9 K- Q1, NxPt 10 K- B2, KxB 11 Q-N3 etc.

Black has, however. three Important branches: A 6 . .. P - QN4, the gambit variation ; B 6, . PxP, t he semi.close(\ varia tion ; C 6 . . . P-Q3, the closed variation.

Variation A (Cont ;nu e f rom t he Bas;c Pos;tlo n)

6 . . . . P- QN4 This gambit was preferred for a long

time but, nowfldays, is not considered e ntirely saUsfflctorr-but, in t h e writer's opinion, un justly.

T ah l r eg Ul a r ly Uses the N;mzo ( cf. pp. 348· 9); sO we m ay learn mOre of the v arla t; on f ro m t he cu r rent Spassky. T a hl Mat ch l_ J!;fI..

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Sub.varia t lol'l 1

7 Px KP 8 Px P 9 P- K 3

epxp

0 - 0 Q-R4

10 N- K 2 11 P x P 12 e x N 13 P- B3

P-R3 B, P Rd

, , , .

The g ame Is T olush- K arak la j lch (L en. i ng rad 1957) In \\'h ich Dlack missE'd h is be3t mo\'e.

,

13 . , . . N- B3 !

Black has llll excell ent game.

Su b. va rla tl on 2

( F rom S u le P o si t io n 3nd ~, " P.QN4)

7 P_ K4 , . , ,

T his mo\'e Is considered the refutation. 7 , , , . 8 6-N3 9 6_K5

P_N4 N KKP

0 - 0 N ow, howevel', the issue Is IIOt too

clenr arter any or 10 P- KR-1. P- Q3 OJ' 10 B- Q3, PxQ P 01' 10 Q- B 2, PxQP 11 0 - 0-0, 1'<x1'<,

Sub .va ria t ion 3

( F rom 8 .. ;e P Ol ition a nd 6 , , , P. QN4)

7 P_K3 6_N 2

Thi s Is t he simpl est a nd may be the best contl nua tlon , but White 's tusk i s not easy,

Variation B ( F rom t he 8asic P n ition )

6 ' , . . 7 Px P 8 P_K3

p , p P- Q3

QN_Q2

T he Spnssk y- Smyslo\' game as ci ted IBuchu l'est 1953) I'un: 9 B-QN 5, 0 - 0

11.0 N - K 2, N-K~ It 0 -0 , N - N3 12 13- 1\3, IN-R4 13 D- Q3, N xB I ·] NxN, N- K4 15 IB-K2. BxN, 16 Px O, Q- R5 17 P-K E ·I , I't-N 5 18 BxN, QxE 19 Q- R4! with ad. . an tage for W hi te. I n latel' analyses. . owevel·, Zak (Spassky 's second ) showed ahat, with 9 ' . , Bx:-i t 10 PxB. P- R3 _, BxN t , Bx B 12 N - K 2, B-N~ ! Black a tal ns good chances,

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Another exam ple Is 9 B-QN5, P- R3 10 UxN t , BxB 11 N - K 2, P- KN4 12 B- N3, Q- K2 ( Bouwmeester- Momo, Moscow 1956) . Black has a good game. T he t lll'ea t of , . , P-KR'I Is nnnori ng.

9 B- Q3 · . , . T his I s White's best mOl'e : h e Sfi Cl'i .

f lces !~ Pawn fOl' th e i ni Uatl l'e,

9 .... Q- R4

A riel' n , . . 0 - 0 10 N - K 2, N - K4 11 0 - 0 . Wh lte's posi tion is excel lent. 10 N_K 2 NxP 12 Px N e x p 11 0 - 0 N xN 13 N xB QxN

N ow Dlack has two P awns: but, as t he continuation shows, White can j'e· cllllt m'e both with a s light adl'antage,

14 B_ K2 0 - 0 15 Q x P · , , .

T he tex t i s st ronger t hun 15 U- K7 , Il- K l 16 Qx P ( the sou rce game. KOI'ch . noy- Gipslis. Higa 1955 ). T here. on 16 , .. P- U5! (a recommendation by H, T , We!1and, Lei(!en l. Black h rt 6 at least an el'en gn me, H e threaten s 17 , , , Q- 1<4,

15 ' . . . P-R3

Black pUl'l'ies the t hreat oC 16 B-K7. U- Kl 17 B--Q:\'5,

16 K R-Ql 17 QR_B l

R-Kl Q_ N7 !

Wh i te h ll !'. conshlerable press ure aft er 17 , , . Q- K 4 18 QxQ, RxQ 19 B- B3,

18 B- B4 Q_ K4 !

:\'0\\' exchangi ng Queens Is less danger. ous fot, Black.

19 Q_ K N6 R_Bl 20 e _KN 3 Q-N4 21 Q- K 4 N-B3 22 Q_ K7 B- N 5!

23 8 _84 24 P- B3 25 8 - 81 26 QxQ BP 27 P-Q R3

Q-R5 P_Q N4 ! KR- K l

B-K3 N- Q4!

Bla!:lt has m anaged to equa l i ?e (POl'. tisch- Donner , !\Iadrld 1960)' Still one has t he imJl ression that h e hus face<l gulfs tlu t'l lig Ihe last ten mo\'es,

Var iatio~ C ( F ro m t h e B u l" P os it io n)

6 , , . . P-Q3 7 P-K3 · . , .

Th e alter natiyes her e are IIOt en coll r · agi ng : I) 1 PxP , BxP [ stronger than 1 , . , Px P) 8 P- K 3. N-B3 9 N - H3, P- KN ,I! 10 H-N3, P-Q4 ! with II. good gn me fo r B lack (Gurgenldze-Pet rosyan , T lflh 1059); 2) 7 R- Bl, P- K 4 8 P- K3, BxN t 0 RxB, QN- Q2 10 B- Q3 , Q- K2 11 N- K 2, P- KN4 12 D- N3, N- R4 with equ al chauces (Gurgenidze-A l'erbakh, Ti flls 19 59) ,

7 .. .. P- K4

H ere Black could s tili transpose Int o V al'latlon B wllh 1 . . , PxP 8 PxP, QN-Q2. It i s t he usual wily of en tering i nto the Sem i .closed V ariati on,

8 N_ K 2 . . . , Spas!!ky plared a,l1.Illnst Golombek : 8

D-Q3, P- QN-I (?) 9 PxP, P- N ·I 10 D- N3. 0 - N2 [ on 10 , . , ;-.Ix I', White has 1 1 H-K4] 11 N- K2, N xP 12 0 - 0 . N- Q2 13 D-K~ ! BxN H BxN , UxB 15 QxB, Bx P 16 QR-Ql . B- R6 I i QxQP wit h adva n. tage fOl' W h i te. Aillml'ently, Black's 81h move Is too bold.

8 . . , ' 9 P- QR3

10 Q- B2

QN_Q2 B-R4 0-0

He l'C W hite call choose bet ween t wo 1)lans: K ing_side acllon and Queen.side. T h e soundest way of aHai ning an ag. gresslve position Is 11 1'- 03 followed by D- B2 and N- K3.

Spassky, however, In the gnme against Ke res ci ted at t he beginning of t h is ar tic le. I)re ferl'ed the second plan, ai m. Ing fil'!! t o f all a t dri vi ng off Black 's K i ng Bishop.

11 N_ B l 12 N- R2

R- Kl Q- K2

Russian analySi S boh! move,

15 B- N 3

13 P-B3 14 P-B4

P- K S P- K N4

do not cr iticIze th is

. , , ,

On 15 PxP, Black ca n favorably play

'" N '" " " ' , . , -,~ " ,

15 . . . .

15 P- N5 Is

16 B- K2 N_ N 2 17 0-0 N_ B4

N-R4

w orth consider ing,

18 Q-Q2 N- BS 19 PxP PxP 20 B-K1 , ' . .

i\'ow Keres \\' e1\I,lr jl l llyed 20 , N - N2 and la nded III ll'oub le after 21 P- Qi\"I! O-N3 22 :\' -H~ . :\'- Q:? 23 :\'/ 2- 03, O- QI 2-1 PxP, ~xnp 25 :';x:';. PxN 26 P- Q6 :

A ccording lO Ln ll' lan analyses, he ought to ha \-e pia red 21) , , , B-Q2 and I hus oblain a hundl'ed percent posi tIon,

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CHESS REVIEW's (1965) Seventh United Stutes Open

POSTAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP The Eighteenth Annual Golden Knights

T HE current ed ition of th e Golden Knights toumament is now under way. and entries are acceptable until Novernber 30, -1965. It is con·

ducted under CH ESS REVIEW's Rules and R egulations for Postal Chess, as mailed with assignments. and with the special rules given below.

In effect, the Golden Knights is an " open" toul'nament, without reo gard to our rating classes so far as the entry goes. The ratings are ca lculat· ed , however. qu ite as usual. We " rate" all games in C HESS REVIEW tour· neys. It is an "open" tournament because we cannot pretend to " seed" candidates for a championship and because it gives the weaker players a chance to gain by experience against stronger ones.

To speed play for the fi rst round . we group all the entries received geographically so fa r as possible. Otherwise, entries are matched off into 7 man groups strictly in the order of our receipt of their applica. tions. Qualifiers to the later rounds are grouped likewise in order of qualifica ti on (except multiple entrants ), but without rega rd to geography.

Special Rules for the 1965 Golden Kni9hts Tournaments. Consult the followiog rules wbenever

a ny question a r ises as to your cba ncce [or qualifying to Semi-final s or FInale or [or weigbted pain t score. etc.

I C HESS RE\,l E W· .. 18t h A nn uaL Gold · en K nig h lS Pos la l C hess Championship T o u r ­uanlt~nt is o pen to all perrons Ih' lng In Ihe con l inenta l Uni l ed S lates of A m erica and in Ca nada.. cxcePI C H ESS REVIEW's em · ployee". contri bu l ing editors a nd m e mbcrll of thclr families .

2 Any conte"tanl " 'ho e n ler s Ih LII tourna· lU en l unde r a pseudony m or in the name of a nOt hc r pCr~oll will be dLSQualifled. All un fin . Ished r;;ames of t he d isqua li fied con tca t a M will lie scorcd as wi ns to r h is o pponcnili.

3 T wo qua li fy i ng rou nds a nd one fina l ro und wHl be pia yed. In aLL th r eo r ound", eo"tc~ t ... n t s w ILL compete in sectiona of sev · e n pLayer s. Each contestant in a sec tion w ill Vial' one game V S . each of s ix o pponenls. 1"orfeL t w i ns coun t as game polnls.

4 All conles ta nls who s CQce 4 OT m ore !;a mc poin lS in the preliminary ro u nd wlH , , (H.L1 !y (or t he s em i·final r ou nd. S Lmilar! )' , a ll qna lJ(ied semi -fi na.!is t s who scor e 4 OT mo re I:ame points in t he s eml · !ina l r o u nd will quali fy fo r' the fi na l round. If additional plaY(l n ( f "om 1 10 6) are r cqui r ed t o cOm­pie lc t hc I "~t se<: tion of t h e second or t h inl ro"",l. Ihe~e pla ye ,·s will he sel~c led f rolll a m ong contest""ts who scored 3~~ point~ In th .. prc vious r ound "nd in t he OrdeJ' of Ihc i,· CH I'JSS R£VI EW PostaL Rat!ng~ at the time the La~1 section ~Iarts.

~ t::;xeept as pr ov ided i ll Huic 4. co,nut­a nt,. \\'ho sCOre Less t h 'ltl ~ poin t s In e i!hcr of t hC ll U" IHying ro unds will not be clh.:lhL~ for t hc annou nced ca~h a nd e m blem ... rlze~. ~.:ac h of t h cse eliminated contesta nll. how· .w e r . upon eomplet ion of a.!1 h is scheduled J;ame~ in t h is tonr namen t . "'j]] receh·e one Iree cntry ( wor lh $1.50) Inlo II. C HESS RE­v,,,-",," P os tal Chess C lass T ourna men t and ca.n apply. inSlead. fo r e nl ry 10 a Pri ~e Tournamenl ( wort h U.15 ) at $1.50 only.

6 A First P rize of $250.00 and 14 olhe r elIsh pri ~es w ill be awarded by C H ESS RE­VIEW in accordance w ilh the p ubli sh ed 1<CheduLc of prizes to t hose n q ua.! ifled flnal ­isl~ who ll.c hieve t h e hlgh u t to ta.l IIeO re! (se ll ru Le 7) In t he t h r ee ro u nds o f the t o u r · namen t . Every qual ified fina.! Ls t w iH I)e a " ·ard e<l Ihe emblem of the Golden K nigh t u pOrI completion of all his schedu Led ,amu. AL so, t he first five p r izes winners will r e­c e;" e sui tably Insc ri bed pLaques 10 LndLcate t heir places in t he fi na.! s landing , o f t h la nallonal o pe n P ostal C heSl Ch amplonahlp .

7 F o r Com pu l ing thc totnl scores to de . termin () the d LSl r lbution ot prLzes. each game won In Ih e fl rat r(lund wm be scored as 1 poLnt; each came Woll ill Ihe second round liS 2. 2 poL n lS; each s a m e won in t h e tina l rou nd as 4 ... POin ll. A drawn game will be .cor ed as half o f Ihesc rcspect ive a moun lS.

8 In Ihc cue of lies . i f t wo o r m ore (Inall,u tie for finn p lacc. ach ieving Ihe 118me tOlal .score, a s computcd In R ule 7, then Ihe (lrst 2 or more prizes will be reo served for t hose f inali s ts and the pr izes will be awarded in a ccordance with Ihe scores IIchleved by Ihem in a t ie · b r ea k ing ma tc h o r round· robln COnl(!l!;t in whiCh ea ch contes tan t wILl play nOI Le$>; lhan 2 games Wilh evel')' olher tied conte$ tant. Ti c>; fo r olhcr ca , h I'rbe! wILL be broke n In thc Same ma.nner. Any tlU which ma~· d cve lo p in Ihe lie - br eak­Inl> conte$1I1 will be pLared o ff in add i tiona L m alch es or tourname nts .

9 Tho e n lr>' fcc is U.~O a nd enli lle$ t he contestant to compete i n onc s eclLon of t he prelim inary round. X o addit ionaL fM Is cha rged contestant5 who (Jua li fy for t he sec­Ond o r third round$. A con tes tan l m a y ente r uny number of ~ec li on s o r the p r e li m i nary round upo n payment of t he fee of $4.00 per seclion enlry prOvided hc .1ppli(ls early cnou&,h so Ihnt we ca n p illce him in separa te ~ectLons . .'I1\,Lliple e lllri e~ by Olle pe rs on wllJ compele "'ltd 'J(wli f r a s though made by ge lm""le I nd J vldu,tl ~ . No con l es l a nt , ho w . ever, may win more th ~ n on e pr ize, a.nd a pL' I-ycr who (l ua ll fl es tor mo r e th,," one ~ ec . tlo u or the tinal ,'0"'1(1 w ill I>e "warded h is l' r L~o o n Ihe l)" s l8 of t he tot,,1 score ach ieved 11), oll ly OnC of h l$ e nt ri eb. (The entry m ak . In!; the h l!;hen to taL score will be la k en.) .\ (nLt l p Le e"trle~ "'1II l>c pL" ced in d lffe Nlnt sec t io na o f each r(lu nd.

10 U pon e n tering. each ()Ontesta nt ag reu t hat the decillio n o f CHESS REVIEW and iI$ P OlI Ia.L Chu.IS Editor in 8011 mailers nlfect_ in): thO condue t o f the tou r namcn t , Inclu d lrlf:' t ho a.ece pt.anee and el&..!ls;ficatlon or entries, t hu adjudica tion of games . the &"'a rd o r re­tu ... 1 Of tor felt c La Lms. Ihe distributio n of p r lz"" and aJ l Interpretalions of the rulea and regu lation". shal l be finaL a nd conclusive.

11 E nlrLu can be m a iLed 1111 Nov . 30. 1965; poltm~ rked a ft er, may no t be accepted. W e c ~ nno t gua r an tee pl aci ng <l ny mul t iple en_ \rie. no w bu t w i!! t ry t o pLace d uaL ones so I~ r as poni bL e.

t2 £Xcep t Il8 p rovided LII the foregoin!; l'u Le& a.nd Ln all other rcs pects . thL s lourna. · men t will be conducted under C HESS RE • VlEW', Offi cial R u les a nd ReguLations 01 POst3 1 Chen , IncludinG' a " y amendments Or a dditio ns thereto.

LAST CHANCE to Enter the (1965) Seventh United States IPostal Chess 'Championship and the Eighteenth

To befit the Championship, there are added prizes in the fonn of handsome plaques, suitably inscribed

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SEVENTY-FIVE CASH PRIZES, amounting to a total of $1000,00, will be awarded to the seventy-five players who f inish with highest scores in the Eighteenth Annual Golden Knights Postal Cham­

pionship now running! Entries to be accepted must bear postrnark of no latM' thcm November 30, 1965,

This is the 1965 Golden Kn·ights

PRIZES fOR EVERYBODY - EXCEPT DROPOUTS.

But that isn't all! Every contestant can win a prize of some kind! You can train your sights on that big $250,00 first pr ize, or one of the other 74 cash prizes, but even if you don't finish in the money you can win a valuable consolation prize. Every play­er who qualifies for the f inal round, and completes his play ing schedule, wiJI be awarded the emblem 0/ the Golden Knight-a sterling silver, gold-plated and en­amele.d Japel button, reproduced above. You earn the right to wear this handsome emblem in your button­hole if yOll qualify as a Golden Kn ight finalist, whether or not you win a cash pr ize,

And even if you fail t o qualify for the finals, you still get a prize! If YOll are eliminated in the preli m­inary or semi-fina l round, but complete your playi ng schedule, you will receive one free ent?lI (worth $1.50) into our regular Class Tournament or can enter OUt· regular Prize Tournament (entry worth $2,75) on payment of only $1.50. Fi rst and second in each Prize Tournament win a $6 a nd $3 credit re­spectively for purchase of chess books or chess equip­ment.

fOR SPECIAL RULES SEE OTH ER SIDE

PRIZE . . $250.00 Second Prize Third Prize Fourth Prize Fifth Prize

5100 Sixth Prize 540 580 Seventh Prize 530 565 Eighth Prize 525 $50 Ninth Prize 520

Tenth Prize 515 65 Prizes - Eleventh to Seventy-fifth

55.00 each AHD THE GOLDEN «H/GHTS EMBLEMS!

for the winners of the first five places in this national event, as well as the Golden Knights emblems.

OPEN TO ALL CLASSES Of PLAYERS

Even if you've never played in a competitive event before, you may t Urn out to be Golden Knights cham­pion or a leading prize-winner- and, at least, you' ll have lots of f un. For all classes of postal players compete together in this "open" Postal Chess event.

Beginners are welcome, If you've just started to play chess, by all means enter. There is no ·betler way of impl'oving your skill.

MAIL YOUR ENTRY NOW

As a Golden Knighter you'll enjoy the thrill of competing fO l' big cash prizes. You'll meet new fr iends by mail, improve your game, and have a whale of a good t ime. So get started-enter this big event now! The entry fee is only $4,00. You pay no addi­t ional fees if you qualify fOl' the semi-final or final rounds. But you can entel' ot her first round sections at $4,00 each (see Special Rules fOl' Golden Knights) . You will receive Postal Chess instructions with your assignment to a tournament section. Fill ill and mail t his coupon NOW !

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